This story was essentially tech news junk food, filler for a slow news day. While it's amusing to see how much they got wrong, this was not a topic you spend any time researching as it's simply not that important or relevant.
It's like breaking down a tabloid article or one of those shocking viral posts that are shared on social media.
A blog post that ties Ballmer (+1) to the blue screen of death (+1) is linkbait 101, not exactly hard news that deserves scrutiny.
Plus all of the places running it incorrectly are well known for being tabloids. Engadget used to be respectable years ago, but not really now, and The Register, DailyTech, Gizmodo/Lifehacker (same company, Gawker Media) are all pure tabloids of the worst kind.
But in general Tech' is full of garbage news sites. They just seem to make more money since they can attract more views for spurious stories.
It's like breaking down a tabloid article or one of those shocking viral posts that are shared on social media.
A blog post that ties Ballmer (+1) to the blue screen of death (+1) is linkbait 101, not exactly hard news that deserves scrutiny.