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

Like Pudding Pops and Benetton sweaters, another 1980s icon is gone. After 40 years of delivering the tragic news of a PC crash to Windows users, Microsoft's infamous "blue screen of death" is ...

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.