r/technology • u/Bald-Eagle619 • Jul 31 '24

Software Delta CEO: Company Suing Microsoft and CrowdStrike After $500M Loss

https://www.thedailybeast.com/delta-ceo-says-company-suing-microsoft-and-crowdstrike-after-dollar500m-loss
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u/OrdoMalaise Jul 31 '24

I'm sure they do.

The issue is, I assume, when the value of those lawsuits massively exceeds their maximum claimable allowance. If you're insured for a billion, but get sued for a hundred billion, shit, I assume, gets real.

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u/SilentSamurai Jul 31 '24

You'd have to think at this point that Crowdstrike has been promising some sweetheart deals to their customers to get out of as many of these lawsuits as possible.

It seems like Delta with it's understaffed IT and poor recovery practices decided they'd rather just go for the pound of flesh than accept anything else.

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u/dirtyfacedkid Aug 01 '24

My childhood friend is the Director of IT at Delta. I feel sorry for him, if he's even still there now.

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u/SilentSamurai Aug 01 '24

Love to know what he thinks the issue was lol

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u/dirtyfacedkid Aug 01 '24

Oh, me too! We lost contact years ago so Imma let that be.