When shutting down a computer and the “X app is preventing the computer from shutting down” prompt appears along with a “Shut Down Anyway” button, why does the computer shut down anyway without pressing said button?

Question

Clearly, the app *isn’t* preventing the shut down or, at the very least, the user’s authority is not needed to “shut down anyway.” What’s happening?

Edit: thanks everyone!

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Answer 1

Computer: “Hey, everyone time to go to sleep.”

App: “I’m still running, I can’t go to sleep yet.”

Computer: “Fine, hey user, this app won’t go to sleep, want me to chloroform him?”

App: “Nevermind, I’m finished what I was doing, I can go to sleep now.”

Computer: “Oh, okay. All good here.”

*everyone goes to sleep*