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Re:I reverse engineered McDonalds’ internal API by eli on Thursday October 22, 2020 @03:41PM (#24862492)
"down for scheduled maintenance" is phrase that's very common in the tech world but sounds weird in a restaurant.
Re:I reverse engineered McDonalds’ internal API by InitialLastName on Thursday October 22, 2020 @04:33PM (#24862996)
Given the "entitled customer" incidents I've experienced, seen, and heard about, "scheduled maintenance" sounds intentional and like something "you shouldn't be doing when I want my ice cream", where "broken" sounds like something the guy behind the counter can't help.

I'd be willing to bet that "broken" is just less likely to start a fight with an enraged customer whose day was very slightly inconvenienced by their inability to consume extra junk food.