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rglullisA to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 2 years ago

One line of code caused AT&T to lose $60 million

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One line of code caused AT&T to lose $60 million

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rglullisA to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 2 years ago
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How one line of code caused a $60 million loss
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60,000 people lost full phone service, half of AT&T's network was down, and 500 airline flights were delayed
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    AT&T made 120.74 billion in 2022. They can afford a lot of bad code.

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      Revenue is not profit.

      Edit: Jesus. Their profit was $70b in FY 2022?! On $120b in revenue? Maybe I’m the one misunderstanding.

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        With a +/-0.1% margin of error, the difference between $60M and $70B is $70B.

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        Do you think their profits will be dented by a $60 million loss?

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      “60,000 people lost full phone service, half of AT&T’s network was down, and 500 airline flights were delayed”

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        I’m sure AT&T care about that due to their humanitarian nature.

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          AT&T is not humanitarian non-profit company. It should worry about increasing its profits by providing people with good product so that people choose them over competition.

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            That hasn’t seemed to be their overall strategy considering how shitty their service is.

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              I personally had better experience with them than Verizon. But whatever. The fact that they have customers today does meant that they provide competitive service. Today, you can easily switch provider.

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                AT&T does a lot more than provide phone service.

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                  It is still a provider.

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                    Okay? And?

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            Natural monopoly and anti-competitive behavior would like to have a little chat with you in that dark alley over there…

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              Yes, anti-monopoly laws are important to provide competitive market.

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