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I think the only real solution is for MSFT to stop allowing kernel level drivers, as Apple has already (sorf of, but nearly) done. Sure, lots and lots of crap runs on windows in kernelspace, but what happened today cost a sizable fraction of world's GDP. There won't be a better wake up call.


I hope that, in the future, we have better robot firmware validation protocols in place when pushing OTA updates.

Maybe Skynet didn't mean any of that - it was just a botched update.




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