Look, in the grand scheme of the global outage that’s wreaking havoc across airlines, banks, supermarkets, TV stations, and countless businesses, being unable to order a Trenta iced coffee from Starbucks with my smartphone is a minor inconvenience. But you can add the company’s mobile ordering system to the list of casualties from this CrowdStrike BSOD situation.
I am now personally affected by this because I had to order my Starbucks latte verbally and stand in a line. Am I entitled to compensation? pic.twitter.com/ClVO81mIyK
— Sherrod DeGrippo (@sherrod_im) July 19, 2024
Starbucks is closed. pic.twitter.com/bsFwSgx155
— NoneShallPass (@bfrahm73) July 19, 2024
The Starbucks app itself is working, but the ability to order...