""The time has been out by 3-4 minutes, meaning any passenger trying to get somewhere on time would have missed their bus. Now its time info software is not loading.""
""The screen looks like Windows 10 is running in the background, but instead of helpful information for customers taking a bus journey, there's just the default Windows desktop background and a few forlorn icons.""
""The screen has been fitted with spikes to prevent birds from perching and leaving deposits, no such luxury has been afforded to the software. Somebody crueler than us might suggest this is because no feathered friend would deign to perch atop Microsoft's finest, or that a healthy dose of bird droppings could only improve the appearance of Windows.""
""The bus station in question is Northgate, a relatively recent addition to Northampton's architectural landscape, opened in 2014. Windows 10 was released the following year and now clings, limpet-like, to the information boards.""
A bus station main display intended to announce bus times has been failing for a while. The displayed time was reported to be 3–4 minutes off, causing passengers to miss buses. After the time information software stopped loading, the screen showed a Windows 10 desktop background with a few icons instead of customer information. The physical display includes spikes to deter pigeons from perching and leaving deposits, but the software has not received similar protection. The bus station opened in 2014, and Windows 10 was released the following year, after which the system remained on the boards. The situation raises concerns about reliability and whether newer Windows versions would improve outcomes.
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