Sure to annoy IT people but those just need a line of text while the rest of the screen is free real estate for Micro$oft! Public BSODs tend to go viral too.

  • Chozo
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    162 months ago

    I remember back in the day before browsers had much in the way of protection, and ads could do basically whatever they wanted on your computer. I distinctly remember seeing ads back in the 2000s that would go fullscreen and emulate a BSOD, with a number to call a fake Microsoft Support.

    • Kairos
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      72 months ago

      They still do this

      • Fonzie!
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        They can’t show things outside of your browser window, anymore, which is what those ads did

        • Kairos
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          32 months ago

          If there’s a click it is able to fullscreen. But yes its slightly more manageable.