"Global IT outage limited to Windows PCs. Mac hosts not affected."
Cause of the outage: Crowdstrike Falcon antivirus software specific to Windows 10 PCs.
An ad opportunity for Apple? Too specific? Apple just lucky here?
What a mess.
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/19/global-it-outage-limited-to-windows-pcs/
#IT #Microsoft #Apple
Dave Mark /
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2024-07-19 11:48:04
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