Microsoft and Apple briefly experimented with ripping boot sounds out of their respective PC operating systems Microsoft with and , and Apple with Mac models from 2016 through 2020, but, after seeing the light, both tech giants have since restored the feature to the delight of nerds the world over. Over on the mobile device side of things, the story is different. Early Android smartphones and tablets featured bespoke boot up sounds, but most newer models lack the feature entirely. Apple, for...
