Costs from Global Outage Could Exceed $1B – But Determining Liability Is Complex (thelawreporters.com) 5 points by Bluestein 2y ago ↗ HN
[–] gnabgib 2y 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 2y ago ↗ Wouldn't be surprised it goes beyond 10B
[–] sottol 2y ago ↗ Terms of Service?"Naturally, we're never liable for any damages we've caused." [–] Bluestein 2y 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 2y 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 2y ago ↗ Determining liability is actually quite simple and straightforward in this case. Making it stick, however, will turn out to be very complex.
[–] Bluestein 2y 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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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 37.0 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.-