Microsoft outage: Musk joins the meme fest on social media

A major Microsoft outage affected several IT systems globally on Friday (Jul19). The likely cause of the outage according to Microsoft is CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity system that provides Windows with security solutions.

While the outagecaused disruptions in various sectors including aviation, banks, and supermarkets;netizens took to social media to celebrate their unexpected leave from offices, and getting a long weekend.

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Elon Musk has also joined the party by trolling Microsoft on X. He re-shared his 2021 post, "Macrohard >> Microsoft". He also wrote "Although Teams is pretty good" under the post.

Musk also reacted to a meme shared by DogeDesigner with two laughing emojis. The meme was posted on X with the caption, "everything else is down, this app still works." The meme shows a man overlooking people playing cricket while relaxing.

Meanwhile, employeeson social media have reacted to the outage by thanking Microsoft since theydon't have to work.

There are also memes about the personresponsible for the outage.

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Another meme was shared on social media with the caption, "Corporate employees thanking that one person because of whom Microsoft is down."

Some people started celebrating an early and longweekend. This user shared a Friday meme with the caption, "Happy Weekend, thank you #Microsoft #Bluescreen."

Microsoft's infamous bluescreen was also a part ofmany memes. A post sharedon X said, "IT departments in every company right now," with an image of a person painted blue.

This meme shared by a user probably describes the secret happiness of most corporate employees when they are faced with a blue screen at work.

Another was shared with the caption, "Shout out to Microsoft for letting everyone have an early finish on a Friday."

(With inputs from agencies)