We have a yen for this legend, which claims that rather than offering the cryptic error messages Windows displays for English readers, Japanese editions use calming haiku poems, such as this one (our favorite):
Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.
"Don Quixote had his windmills /Ponce de Leon took his cruise
Took Sinbad seven voyages /To see that it was all a ruse
(That's why I'm) Looking for the next best thing"
- Warren Zevon
Tuesday 6 July 2004
Myths Taken Down
A good solid article, from PC World, on a number of beliefs people have about their computers. Including "Windows' Japanese edition uses haiku error messages."
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