[...] Now, with BSOD-enabled deaths, there will be a clear message that someone has passed away.
"There were literally dozens of ways to die, and from each of our basic frameworks, we'd have to customize just the right mix of temperature, otherworldliness, and lighting effects. It's a labor intensive process," said Mr. Reaper. "Standardizing on Microsoft Windows BSOD technology will allow us to provide uniform, high-quality death experiences." [...]
Mr. Reaper's Hell-based company will give Microsoft access to 20 percent of the souls whose corporeal existence was terminated using Microsoft technology. On their release from purgatory, it is expected that these souls will be put to work patching security holes in Microsoft's Windows operating system.