They still lied, because they didn't say "X is shit" but "Z said that X is shit", however Z apparently never said that.
I have become very cautious of such stories for this very reason. Who gets how much blame has a lot to do with "culture" or momentum. Bashing Microsoft for example is always super fine, but at multiple occasions I found the facts to be much more nuanced.
It's true, they lied. But, paradoxically, in this case, while they lied about details, the conclusion is still true: Azure is very far from AWS and GCP as far as security is concerned. I have my own suspicions why it is so, but the reasons are not important, what counts is the final conclusion: if you really care for security, you'd better chose one of the other two.
Well, yeah, their agenda is reporting on fraud and illegal actions. If you do more fraud or illegal actions, you will have more stories about you. Trump does more fraud and illegal actions, objectively. If you’re a Trump supporter, reality may make you sad and angry when in conflict with the mental model.
I don’t mind pension bailouts, compared to tax cuts for the very wealthy and unnecessary military action in the Middle East (which has cost ~$50B as of this comment). Compare the costs.
I have become very cautious of such stories for this very reason. Who gets how much blame has a lot to do with "culture" or momentum. Bashing Microsoft for example is always super fine, but at multiple occasions I found the facts to be much more nuanced.