Hidden Windows BSOD in Leopard beta

We're not sure if this is something that's just a placeholder in the beta, or if it's a real easter egg that will be in the final copy of Leopard (doubtful, despite the fact that it would make diehard Mac users chuckle every time they saw it while trying to hook up to a Windows share), but either way, take it for what it is right now, a joke, and laugh.
[ Thanks Allen**-- via Wired ]
**And also Big Dave, who kindly sent this to us exclusively. Unfortunately, we were dazzled by the new iPhone videos at the time and missed his tip, but credit where credit is due. Thanks, Dave!
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Oh Apple devs, you are so funny. In a move that's sure to bring on the flames from the Mac vs. PC crowd, it looks like Leopard's...
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How ironic !
I can understand Apple using the icon in other PC related material but MACs have always had issues on PC networks where no one else had issues, just the MACs.
And yes lockups have occurred and I sure DO hope that leopard has fixed this problem.
I doubt mac with ever be on par for business/network functionality.
Keep the BSOD icon but please put it where it applies, its actually a totally a slap in the face to the perfectly fine network when its OSX screwing up. It is the time out issues? I'm not even sure WHY tiger does this?!
#6, just gimme a sad mac icon.
June 26 2007 at 9:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt's a final icon. It's well polished and has a 16 px optimised version. It isn't going anywhere.
June 26 2007 at 9:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply#9: that is one shiny beige monitor (the gloss extends from the screen onto the bezel) apple really does run everything through the buffer!
June 26 2007 at 3:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHaha, hope they stick with it in the final release! =)
June 26 2007 at 1:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyhttp://farm2.static.flickr.com/1148/631629701_87319b65e5_o.png
June 26 2007 at 12:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySomeone needs to save that icon, so even if Apple changes it, we can reapply it with Candybar or somethign ourselves.
June 26 2007 at 10:52 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyBeing a PC user, I still can get an honest laugh out of this. However, both OS's have had their share of error messages that the end user should never have to see (let alone that should even occur if they programmed/tested properly).
It looks from the small screenshot above that this is a BSOD from several versions back of Windows. It would be equally quite funny if Microsoft slapped in an easter egg within Vista when conducting some connection to a Mac. I don't recall the actual number but think it could vary depending upon what occurred, but how about:
"An error of -62736 has occurred. There is no explanation for this error."
-or-
"An unexpected error occurred,because an error of type -110 occurred."
Touche, Monsieur Pu$$y-Cat! (|-D
That's a relief. Another reason to look forward to Leopard.
June 26 2007 at 9:24 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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