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 (紐交所:DAL)的CEO Ed Bastian公開批評了微軟公司（納斯達克:MSFT）的平台"易碎性"，同時稱讚蘋果公司（納斯達克:AAPL）的穩定性。這個聲明是在7月中旬出現故障的更新導致廣泛的互聯網中斷後發表的。
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.
發生了什麼：CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.（納斯達克：CRWD）的一個錯誤更新導致許多公司出現了重大問題，包括達美航空、美國航空和聯合航空。這些航空公司被迫停飛，直到其系統恢復。
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的採訪中，巴斯蒂安表達了他對微軟的不滿，並稱讚了蘋果的穩定性。他說，“我的感覺是，（在那個領域中），微軟可能是最脆弱的平台......你上一次聽說蘋果出現大型故障是什麼時候？”
Delta is reportedly planning to sue Microsoft and security firm CrowdStrike to recover an alleged $500 million profit loss due to the technical issues.
達美航空報告稱，由於技術問題導致的5億美元利潤損失，計劃起訴微軟和安全公司CrowdStrike以爭取賠償。
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.
達美航空將蘋果產品整合到其業務的各個方面，包括使用蘋果的商業聊天以進行客戶服務，併爲飛行員提供配備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.
爲全球範圍內的商業、銀行和媒體等企業造成影響的一系列事件始於一次由網絡安全公司CrowdStrike所做的軟件更新引發的全球範圍內的IT服務中斷，影響了運行在微軟Windows操作系統和雲服務上的系統。這次中斷對全球企業產生了重大影響，包括航空公司、銀行和媒體。
Microsoft later explained that due to a prior agreement with the European Commission, it is unable to adopt the same security measures as Apple.
微軟後來解釋說，由於與歐盟委員會達成先前協議，不能採用與蘋果相同的安全措施。
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.
達美航空面臨5億美元的財務打擊，由於系統故障觸發了一項聯邦調查。現在航空公司正在尋求微軟和CrowdStrike的賠償。
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