Delta Air Lines CEO Calls Microsoft 'Most Fragile Platform' After CrowdStrike Outage Causes $500M Loss: 'When Was The Last Time You Heard About A Big Outage At Apple?'
Delta Air Lines CEO Calls Microsoft 'Most Fragile Platform' After CrowdStrike Outage Causes $500M Loss: 'When Was The Last Time You Heard About A Big Outage At Apple?'
Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) CEO, Ed Bastian, has publicly criticized Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ:MSFT) platform for its "fragility," while lauding Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) for its stability. This statement comes following a faulty update in mid-July that caused widespread internet disruption.
Delta Air Lines (纽交所:DAL)的CEO Ed Bastian公开批评了微软公司（纳斯达克:MSFT）的平台"易碎性"，同时称赞苹果公司（纳斯达克:AAPL）的稳定性。这个声明是在7月中旬出现故障的更新导致广泛的互联网中断后发表的。
What Happened: A faulty update from CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) led to significant issues for many companies, including airlines such as Delta, American Airlines, and United. These airlines were forced to ground flights until their systems were restored.
发生了什么：CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.（纳斯达克：CRWD）的一个错误更新导致许多公司出现了重大问题，包括达美航空、美国航空和联合航空。这些航空公司被迫停飞，直到其系统恢复。
During an interview on CNBC, Bastian expressed his dissatisfaction with Microsoft and lauded Apple's stability. He stated, "My sense is [Microsoft is] probably the most fragile platform within that space... When was the last time you heard about a big outage at Apple?"
在CNBC的采访中，巴斯蒂安表达了他对微软的不满，并称赞了苹果的稳定性。他说，“我的感觉是，（在那个领域中），微软可能是最脆弱的平台......你上一次听说苹果出现大型故障是什么时候？”
Delta is reportedly planning to sue Microsoft and security firm CrowdStrike to recover an alleged $500 million profit loss due to the technical issues.
达美航空报告称，由于技术问题导致的5亿美元利润损失，计划起诉微软和安全公司CrowdStrike以争取赔偿。
The airline has integrated Apple products into various parts of its business, including the use of Apple's business chat for customer service and providing pilots with a 5G-equipped iPad Pro.
达美航空将苹果产品整合到其业务的各个方面，包括使用苹果的商业聊天以进行客户服务，并为飞行员提供配备5g的iPad Pro。
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Why It Matters: This incident follows a series of events that began with a global IT outage attributed to a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, impacting systems running on Microsoft's Windows operating system and cloud services. The outage affected businesses worldwide, including airlines, banks, and media.
为全球范围内的商业、银行和媒体等企业造成影响的一系列事件始于一次由网络安全公司CrowdStrike所做的软件更新引发的全球范围内的IT服务中断，影响了运行在微软Windows操作系统和云服务上的系统。这次中断对全球企业产生了重大影响，包括航空公司、银行和媒体。
Microsoft later explained that due to a prior agreement with the European Commission, it is unable to adopt the same security measures as Apple.
微软后来解释说，由于与欧盟委员会达成先前协议，不能采用与苹果相同的安全措施。
Delta Air Lines faced a $500M financial hit due to the system failure, triggering a federal investigation into the airline's response. The airline is now seeking damages from Microsoft and CrowdStrike.
达美航空面临5亿美元的财务打击，由于系统故障触发了一项联邦调查。现在航空公司正在寻求微软和CrowdStrike的赔偿。
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