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Daryl Baxter

Delta Airlines CEO slams Microsoft and CrowdStrike over global meltdown — “When was the last time you heard of a big outage at Apple?”

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Delta Airlines’ CEO has questioned the reliability of Microsoft and CrowdStrike by praising Apple’s own.

In an interview with CNBC, Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian asked, “When was the last time you heard of a big outage at Apple?” leaving the interviewer at a near loss for words. For those unfamiliar, Microsoft and CrowdStrike experienced a near-catastrophic failure on July 18 due to a faulty update which caused Windows PCs to crash. This led to computers shutting down across airports, stores, and more, resulting in huge flight delays worldwide.

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