I mean, they probably coded it as red first, but then the focus groups said it'd be upsetting so change it to a more friendly color.
I mean, they probably coded it as red first, but then the focus groups said it'd be upsetting so change it to a more friendly color.
That and people using Windows for operational tasks use red for actual alarms. OH SHI... oh, windows -- again.
My guess is they would have used black to begin with but it looked too much like DOS. And now, and this is just my anecdotal experience, DOS terrifies people so it seems appropriate.
That and people using Windows for operational tasks use red for actual alarms. OH SHI... oh, windows -- again.
My guess is they would have used black to begin with but it looked too much like DOS. And now, and this is just my anecdotal experience, DOS terrifies people so it seems appropriate.
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