Last week, Amsterdam had rain and a 24-hour public transport strike. An elevator at the Mövenpick hotel also stopped displaying its digital-signage software. The failed component was called LOTA. The article jokes that it may have joined the walkout, but gives no evidence of a connection.

Digital displays are now common in lifts, where they carry advertising and other notices. AG Neovo is known for digital-signage and video-wall products, but the report cannot establish exactly what LOTA is. The company presents its products as “Future-proof, Reliable and Durable”. A pop-up reporting an app failure gave that slogan an awkward test.

The display ran Android. The article considers Android lighter than Windows, despite Android’s own bloat. A previously reported Paris elevator used a PC with an 8 GB Core i5 to show adverts. The “Close app” control was difficult to identify, and the elevator moved on before it could be tested. The writer also raised public-hygiene concerns about touching a screen used by other passengers.