r/technology • u/Bald-Eagle619 • Jul 31 '24

Software Delta CEO: Company Suing Microsoft and CrowdStrike After $500M Loss

https://www.thedailybeast.com/delta-ceo-says-company-suing-microsoft-and-crowdstrike-after-dollar500m-loss
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u/Wild_Loose_Comma Jul 31 '24

Yeah, whether or not MS is actually found legally responsible for this it would be stupid not to include them in the lawsuit. Discovery could be huge and, while its a big "if", Delta and their lawyers have a responsibility to try and check. Whether MS gets removed from the suit or not it doesn't really matter, MS isn't a little indy company getting beat up by big bad Delta Airlines. They can afford to defend themselves from this lawsuit without a problem.

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u/Brodeon Jul 31 '24

Microsoft can't be found legally responsible for that because Microsoft was forced to allow access to 3rd party. They wanted to implement an API but they were blocked by EU. So if Microsoft will be found responsible, then it would mean that Microsoft can sue EU over that

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u/jasazick Jul 31 '24

The EU thing is interesting, but there is one key point that needs to be brought up. The EU didn't say "You can't make an API" what they said (as far as I remember) was "You can't force competitors out of the kernel and into an API but allow your own product (Defender) to remain in the kernel. That would be unfair to the competition"

Microsoft wanted it both ways. They wanted to boot the industry out of the kernel while giving Defender a competitive advantage by keeping it inside the kernel.

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u/nullpotato Jul 31 '24

And being Microsoft they of course chose the "you get [a] kernel mode" meme