>* Du hast ungespeicherte Nachrichten. — You have unsaved messages. >* Sie haben ungespeicherte Nachrichten. — You have unsaved messages. Both occur, but often neither is used, because it’s usually possible to phrase a dialog or message in an impersonal way without becoming too distant, e.g. passive voice or _man_. * _`Name` hat ungespeicherte Nachrichten. — `Name` has unsaved messages._ * _Ich habe ungespeicherte Nachrichten. — I have unsaved messages._ * _Es gibt ungespeicherte Nachrichten. — There are unsaved messages._ * _`##` ungespeicherte Nachrichten — `##` unsaved messages_ * _ungespeicherte Nachrichten: `##` — unsaved messages: `##`_ * _`##` Nachrichten nicht gespeichert. — `##` messages not saved._ * _`##` Nachrichten noch nicht gespeichert. — `##` messages not saved yet._ * _`##` Nachrichten wurden noch nicht gespeichert. — `##` messages have not been saved yet._ * _Sollen alle Nachrichten gespeichert werden? — Should all messages be saved?_ * _Nachrichten speichern? — Save messages?_ * _Alle Nachrichten sollen gespeichert werden! — All messages should be saved!_ * _Alle Nachrichten speichern! — Save all messages!_ * _Speichere alle Nachrichten! — Save all messages!_ Some of the examples above turn the original informative statement into an actionable option, dialog or command. Which one of these is most appropriate, depends a lot on the situation and local user interface guidelines, which may apply to other languages as well. That would be more on topic [elsewhere](http://ux.stackexchange.com), though. Sometimes, e.g. in video games, the software has a persona and the user (or player) does, too. Their (simulated) social relationship determines the level of familiarity, respect and politeness, hence the appropriate pronoun. A lot of professional software nowadays does the tedious tasks a secretary or other underling would have done in earlier times, so the boss – even if low in human hierarchy – would probably expect respectful _Sie_. Other software may be seen more like a colleague, therefore could use friendly _du_.