BBC is doing extraordinary coverage of the #outtage

The ticker is followed by special live reporting worldwide bbc.com/news/live/cnk4jdwp49et…

#Crowdstrike #Azure

IT outage live updates: Planes grounded as mass worldwide issue hits airlines, media and banks

The cause of the outage is unclear, but American Airlines tells the BBC its flights are not taking off due to an issue with Crowdstrike cybersecurity software.

^{BBC News}

So the 2% revenue surplus came from #Azure.

#Microsoft reports Q2 devices revenue down 39% YoY, Xbox hardware revenue down 13%, Xbox content and services revenue down 12%, and Windows OEM revenue down 39%.

theverge.com/2023/1/24/2356905…

Microsoft Q2 2023: Windows, devices, and Xbox down as cloud holds strong

Microsoft’s latest quarter shows Windows and devices revenue are both down big. A weaker PC market has impacted Windows and Surface.

^{Tom Warren (The Verge)}