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by TowerTall 698 days ago
Back in Windows Vista Microsoft removed access to the kernel making the CrowdStrike incident impossible. Microsoft had stated that no companies would be allowed to access Vista's core for security reasons, but Symantec launched an official complaint over the matter with the European Union and eventually Microsoft caved in.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2006/10/7998/