Shoulda Used a Mac
August 12th, 2008
I’ve heard that more and more on TV in the past few years–certainly it’s been making the rounds on sci-fi shows like Stargate Atlantis and Eureka. But now the Chinese know what it’s about as well. You probably didn’t notice, because of the TV camera angles and the sheer number of things to look at, but during the opening ceremonies at the beijing Olympics, Windows XP treated the crowd to the old crowd-please, the BSOD (Blue Screen of Death):
This just as they were about to light the torch. Ouch! And apparently, the Chinese had moved to XP because Vista was too unstable. At least, had they been using Macs, they would have had the last image frozen with a pretty rainbow beachball.
More images, including hi-res, here.