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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.

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[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Don't give the motherfuckers ideas.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

They are already kinda doing this. The QR code resolves to http://www.windows.com/stopcode, which has a Microsoft 365 ad (who would have guessed?)

Edit: the pic I scanned was old, they have since changed it to "https" to close a trivial MITM attack vector for tech support scam websites.

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