19 NSFW reactions to the global IT outage because what else have you to do right now?
If you think you’re having a bad day, spare a thought for the person at the Crowdstrike security firm who hit ‘Go’ on a software update – and caused a worldwide IT outage.
A massive outage has hit Windows users worldwide, affecting airlines, banks, TV stations and supermarkets.
The scale of the Microsoft IT outage is huge.#BBCBreakfast pic.twitter.com/OOmeZNlhCh
— Haggis_UK (@Haggis_UK) July 19, 2024
GLOBAL OUTAGES
– Major banks, media and airlines affected by major IT outage
– Significant disruption to some Microsoft services
– 911 services disrupted in several US states
– Services at London Stock Exchange disrupted
– Sky News is off air
– Reports the issue relates to…
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) July 19, 2024
We’re obviously not on air – we’re trying @SkyNews Breakfast pic.twitter.com/ZKvVacRgUY
— Jacquie Beltrao (@SkyJacquie) July 19, 2024
Sky News not having a good morning. https://t.co/Fuci6Aswkd pic.twitter.com/OeikkuBGh0
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) July 19, 2024
Naturally, with little else to do, people have been making jokes about the IT meltdown. A lot of them.
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engineer at Azure/Microsoft currently: pic.twitter.com/MTDRbWNbU8
— mSyke (@mSykeCodes) July 18, 2024
2.
Microsoft Users Right Now pic.twitter.com/hGBig5dTTh
— Keval Karia (@iamkevalkaria) July 19, 2024
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Corporate employees facing Microsoft outage on Friday – pic.twitter.com/1KCxoEZvbg
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) July 19, 2024
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Microsoft #outage delays my flight. Regretting asking for a Windows seat.
— Simon Atkinson (@JournoAtko) July 19, 2024
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#BREAKING: Widespread Microsoft outages have sent IT systems across Australia into a tailspin this afternoon, with banks, airlines, police, and other systems reported as being affected.
(And humble news social team admins too, evidently. We’re doing our best here. More to come.) pic.twitter.com/IM0LZARu5v
— 10 News First (@10NewsFirst) July 19, 2024
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IT departments:#Microsoft #Windows #bluescreen pic.twitter.com/XvtHszI05Y
— Beau Pearson (@BeauPearson) July 19, 2024
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How will Microsoft fix this xd when they themselves are using Microsoft for their entire work ☠️ pic.twitter.com/bdbMEw42iQ
— Ash (@indanime106) July 19, 2024
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corporate girlies rn coz microsoft is down: pic.twitter.com/qGreeHYF44
— ashie (@ashiestclaire) July 19, 2024
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Microsoft today be like pic.twitter.com/nvfYsTMkgB
— Crazy Management Consultants (@CrazyMgmtCons) July 19, 2024
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Corporate employees thanking that one person because of whom Microsoft is down pic.twitter.com/dZm8oWv7SP
— Ritik Sahu (@guy_weirdness) July 19, 2024