Down on Blue
October 10, 2011Well, the results are creeping in, and while most people seem to be fans of the new Blue Screen of Death upgrade for Windows 8, some people have some concerns. For example:
Not Informative Enough
A few more computer savvy users are complaining that the new BSoD simply isn’t informative. That the sad emoticon is superfluous and one line suggesting where you could go to research the problem isn’t sufficient. They say that stop error codes are quite helpful if you know how to use them.
Let’s face the facts. Most people DON’T know how to use them, and they usually really aren’t that much more informative than what the new error messages will probably be. In fact, it seems what the new Blue Screen of Death really does is translate those confusing hexadecimals into something a user can at least try to understand.
Leads to Hacking
Another concern some have is that an enterprising hacker might duplicate the screen and include their own command to transmit a password or other such malicious doings. This seems unlikely to me, and to combat it, just don’t give away any information because a blue screen tells you to. That’s obviously not what they’re for.
I say, embrace the change. Viva le New Blue!
