I'm confused by the widespread description of the thing as, say, a problem with PCs as such.

Surely it's only a problem with Windows PCs running CrowdStrike Falcon or whatever?

Is that software SO widespread that most of the PCs in the world are crashing?

I'm pretty sure my Windows laptop is fine; aren't most people's?

Is it just that the news is incapable of nuance? Or is the stuff pre-installed on 80% of Windows boxen and I'm just lucky? Or what?

@ceoln my impression is that it only afflicts people who use Windows in IT infrastructure, where the operating system should be banned.

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Seriously! Although I gather this Falcon thing is just as intrusive and kernel-resident in its *ix version.

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