Why change the blue screen to black now? Did the viral images of Times Square rendered useless by the BSOD cause that much reputational harm?

The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has served as something of a Grim Reaper for Windows users since the 1980s.

Instead of a blue backdrop, the BSOD will instead have a black background. At least calling it the Black Screen of Death means we don't need to change the acronym.