Microsoft allows Crowdstrike to run on Windows. I guess they should do a better job of vetting "cyber security" companies, shouldn't they?
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CrowdStrike Says Global IT Outage Impacting Windows PCs, But Mac and Linux Hosts Not Affected
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I would know why an user voted to disagree on this comment.
No. Please educate yourself.
Even here the same user continues to disagree with the comments probably because his/her mission is to blame Microsoft...
I can run anything and everything I want on my Mac; Apple gets no say-so. Same for Windows and Microsoft.
Our pharmacy automation systems don't use crowdstrike, yet all run Windows, and they are working fine.
Haha, spare me. I work in software and I have Crowdstrike on my work machine. I know this didn't happen via a Windows update. Also, I guarantee I am more highly educated than 90% of the people on this forum. But, thanks for the "direction". 🙄
Nope, no you can't. So, you are telling me that Microsoft has no say in which companies are allowed to run enterprise level cyber security software on their OS?
If a 3rd party auto-update can brick a machine running windows, that's entirely on Microsoft. And it would be entirely on Apple if the same is true for Mac OS.
There is a reason Mac OS is not used as the backbone of the worlds IT infrastructure.
It’s a consumer, prosumer OS.
Your Mac isn’t doing half the stuff in the background that most corporate systems are doing.
Crowdstrike is one of the leading security vendors. There is a reason that this issue is affecting so many organizations. Until today, it was consider one of the best ones out there.
At our organization, we used Crowdstrike until earlier this year, but changed over to Microsoft Defender because it was included in our Microsoft licensing.
Apple has pushed out patches that break people in the past as well. A recent macOS update forced a bunch of computers to boot to Recovery and require end users to enter a recovery key. Or, a macOS update that failed when a computer had their display settings set to disable ProRes.
No one company is ever immune to issues. Even with the best testing, sh*t happens.
For the record, I am not defending Crowdstrike in this case, nor even Microsoft. However, it would good to educate yourself on how the Enterprise world works before you just decide to bash Microsoft.
That is correct. You're telling me that my company can't decide?
It’s Tim Apples fault for caring about business valuation instead of customer satisfaction! This would have NEVER happened under Steve Jobs. He needs to resign immediately. Apple is doomed.
There.
pre-market price hasn't fallen as far as you would expectGreat time to short stock for crowdstrike
As a fellow developer I really, really feel sorry for those guys. It is going to be a **** show.
Please prove your point, with reliable sources. Thanks in advance.
My point is, companies decide what to run, not Microsoft.
Here is my source, download anything you want on a Windows machine and run it. It might complain, but will let you. Stop being obtuse.
You're the one that posted that it came through a Windows Update. Now, you are back tracking.
If such a large portion of the Enterprise world can be brought down with a single auto-update from a single 3rd party software, that's a problem. And that problem rests on the shoulders of those who have built a system that is vulnerable in this way.
Mac OS is clearly not used on the Enterprise. James Tiberius Kirk would never have left space dock after seeing the Apple Logo boot screen on the bridge. It was a Linux distribution for sure.
The same could be said about the rush into AI… and the consequences could be far far worse than a boot loop 😂
Okay good deal. So, I want you to run iMessage on your Windows PC, directly. No workarounds. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, you can admit that you are wrong and we can move along.
You clearly don't know sarcasm when you hear it. Anyway, you have a great Friday. There is no point in laboring on this topic any longer.
Yeah I am disappointed how setting so many downtimes results now in only ~ -13% drop
Edit: WAT, now back to ~ -11% ?!
Absolutely not. Apple decides I can't run it, because they actively prevent it. If had the source to compile it, I could and it would work.
If a company builds a program that I want to run, on my machine, and Microsoft doesn't like it, it will still run, because I can decide. If someone builds a Mac app that I want to run on my Air, but Apple doesn't like it and doesn't approve of it, I can still run it.
I'm done with your nonsense. Hope you have a good day.