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norimee ,

If a EU regulation was at fault, only systems in the EU should’ve been affected. There would be no reason to adhere to complicated EU rules everywhere else globally.

This doesn’t add up. They need to find a more believable fall guy.

neidu2 ,

I blame their parents!
And video games!
And satanic music!

Tetsuo ,

There would be no reason to adhere to complicated EU rules everywhere else globally.

But there are a ton of websites that do adhere to complicated GDPR rules even though they serve 99.99% US based clients.

I think this has nothing to do with EU and it’s just some far fetched bullshit excuse from Microsoft.

lastunusedusername2 ,

This argument makes zero sense.

Toes ,

tl;dr The crash came from kernel level influence that Microsoft was blocked from denying by regulation.

This is a good thing for consumers as it continues to allow the user more control over the computer.

Womble ,

Microsoft has Windows Defender, its in-house alternative to CrowdStrike, but because of the 2009 agreement made to avoid a European competition investigation, had allowed multiple security providers to install software at the kernel level.

Its all the EU’s fault for having the temerity to think users should be able to control their own hardware instead of us!

0x0 ,

I’m still to see the doc where MS is forced to give ring-0, certified, boot-start to everyone.

VonReposti ,

Why is Microsoft defending Crowdstrike?

apfelwoiSchoppen ,
@apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world avatar

Exactly, wtf.

thurstylark ,

My guess: Because they reviewed and signed the kernel space code which calls code that is unreviewed and unsigned (or, at the very least, pulls directly from files that are unreviewed and unsigned without proper validation or error checking), calling out CrowdStrike’s failure puts them on the hook too.

silkroadtraveler ,

Typical MS gaslighting and manipulation to subvert meaningful regulation.

hornedfiend ,

Then,Microsoft,just leave EU. Simple.

mannycalavera ,
@mannycalavera@feddit.uk avatar

They should, but then they’d be replaced by other US multinationals. So they won’t.

The EU (and not just the EU by the way) loves US tech. It can’t get enough. They both play a cat and mouse game with each other for the public but the EU aren’t going to force MS out and MS aren’t going to leave.

Put it another way, of the EU wanted to be principled and demand fairness for EU citizens they’d take away MS (and other US multinational’s) tax breaks via Dublin. But they’re not going to do that.

db2 ,

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