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We finally know what caused the global tech outage - and how much it cost (www.cnn.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Companies using CrowdStrike and Windows aren't really the type to be active about this sort of thing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean by this?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The companies who use CrowdStrike (lazy fix) on Windows (garbage OS) aren't really the type to want to switch away from it (will take effort)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I don’t understand the downvotes. You’re right on all points. If the task is too big, it can take years from testing another solution to using it for real.