Costs from Global Outage Could Exceed $1B – But Determining Liability Is Complex (thelawreporters.com) 5 points by Bluestein 1y ago ↗ HN
[–] gnabgib 1y ago ↗ CrowdStrike global outage to cost US Fortune 500 companies $5.4B (169 points, 22 hours ago, 155 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41060158 [–] SebFender 1y ago ↗ Wouldn't be surprised it goes beyond 10B
[–] sottol 1y ago ↗ Terms of Service?"Naturally, we're never liable for any damages we've caused." [–] Bluestein 1y ago ↗ Actually, close, it seems.-Their TOS go as far as a refund (!).-PS. Also, they seem to have a penchant for Uber Eats gift cards. Which, then turn out to have been canceled.-
[–] Bluestein 1y ago ↗ Actually, close, it seems.-Their TOS go as far as a refund (!).-PS. Also, they seem to have a penchant for Uber Eats gift cards. Which, then turn out to have been canceled.-
[–] DragonMaus 1y ago ↗ Determining liability is actually quite simple and straightforward in this case. Making it stick, however, will turn out to be very complex.
[–] Bluestein 1y ago ↗ > resulted in the cancellation of over 5,000 commercial airline flights worldwide and disrupted businesses from retail sales to package deliveries to hospital procedures, incurring losses in revenue, staff time, and productivity.... and human lives.-
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[ 2.5 ms ] story [ 29.0 ms ] thread"Naturally, we're never liable for any damages we've caused."
Their TOS go as far as a refund (!).-
PS. Also, they seem to have a penchant for Uber Eats gift cards. Which, then turn out to have been canceled.-
... and human lives.-