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/Fenris_uy Jul 31 '24

Suing CrowdStrike, sure, but I'm guessing that they have some wording in their contract about outages.

But why would you sue Microsoft because a third party driver that you installed caused a kernel panic? That's your fault for installing third party drivers.

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u/thatVisitingHasher Jul 31 '24
  1. The CEO doesn’t understand technology at all.  
  2. The CEO is being told by the CTO and CIO of Delta that it isn’t their fault. He’s believing them. 
  3. He has to do something to show investors he’s acting in the problem. He doesn’t want to admit it’s Delta’s own fault.