The corrupted bug that shut down operations of millions of Microsoft systems on the morning of July 19 won't be the last. The monopoly computer operating system whose profits have made weird Bill Gates one of the wealthiest busybodies ever, has always had a reputation of jamming up when it was most inconvenient.
It's truly folly at an immense level for important businesses to all rely on the same digital system for their successful operation.
It's always been a mystery how a monopoly like Microsoft can continue to exist when there are many successful alternatives available. Much of the Microsoft domination is a result of their marketing practices within the personal computer field. Users at all levels seem to feel comfortable with the format and accept the inconvenient updates and the fact that many applications are written for Microsoft software exclusively even though other software and apps are readily available.
The GAI data centers being touted as the answer to every problem will contain an overwhelming amount of information derived through Microsoft. No one can tell how much of it has been corrupted. Some of the failures of CrowdStrike are likely to be preserved for future inadvertent release.
Ultimately, Microsoft or not, reliance on complex, macro-sophisticated software for day-to-day transactions is a weakness open to both accidental problems and the deliberate sabotage that's becoming more and more common. Maybe some tech entrepreneur should develop a very simple but incorruptible simple system for the ordinary world.
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