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[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (12 children)
[–] lud@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago (11 children)

Microsoft didn't cause the "disaster" though.

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

They just made the poor decisions that made CrowdStrike required in the first place.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It exists on OSX and Linux too, they just don't do the thing that took down Windows so they weren't impacted.

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Existing and being necessary are two different things. Linux and MacOS are operating systems. Windows is an ad delivery system that masquerades as an operating system.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If Windows had better security and update practices, software like CrowdStrike wouldn’t be a necessity.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

If windows were absolutely perfect with no flaws whatsoever, CrowdStrike wouldn’t be a necessity. I agree with that.

Unfortunately we live in the real world and no OS is perfect so software like CrowdStrike exists on lots of operating systems.

Btw, Crowdstrike isn't necessary but it's very nice to have for companies. You don't need real time protection like that on a normal client you use at home.

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