Meet its replacement: The black screen of death, which won't have the same sad face. The Microsoft blue screen of death has had many variations over the years, but the sad, frowny face version is a classic. Another 1980s icon is gone, like Pudding Pops and Benetton sweaters. After 40 years of delivering the tragic news of a PC crash to Windows users, Microsoft's infamous blue screen of death will be going away . But not to worry a black screen of death will be replacing it, albeit...
