Bad Day (viral video)

The video became a cultural embodiment of computer rage, and is the subject of several parodies and ad campaigns.

In the Bad Day scenario, "The expectations of the user are obviously badly neglected", and the computer's lack of reaction or poor reaction is understood in the context of a human social situation, such as when someone walks away in the middle of a conversation.

[5] Wired's Michelle Delio called the protagonist "the patron saint of computer bashers".

[1] Follow-ups to the video were featured on TechTV promos, where the same man is videotaped throwing the computer down a flight of stairs, and later running it over with his car.

A 2005 spoof was produced by GoViral for the network security firm NetOp, showing a computer fighting back.