A major Microsoft outage has left millions unplugged and scrambling, and it’s already being labelled one of the “biggest IT blunders ever”. Naturally, social media has done what it does best: flood the internet with memes.
The caption read, “When your work laptop is absolutely fine throughout a global Microsoft outage.”
@guyweirdness shared a screengrab of Toby McGuire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland hugging each other as Spiderman from Spiderman: No Way Home with the caption, “Corporate employees thanking that one person because of whom Microsoft is down.”
When your work laptop is absolutely fine throughout a global Microsoft outage pic.twitter.com/PsIiRF8Yez
— Gwdihŵ 🦉 (@youwouldknow) July 19, 2024
Corporate employees thanking that one person because of whom Microsoft is down pic.twitter.com/dZm8oWv7SP
— Ritik Sahu (@guy_weirdness) July 19, 2024
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A third user on Instagram shared a video snippet from the cartoon Oggy and the co*ckroaches which read, “Me watching laptop’s blue screen on Friday instead of working,” as Jack, Oggy’s elder brother, sits on a sofa and chugs a can full of juice and says, “maaza aa gaya(I am enjoying this).”
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User @samwhyte on X said, “Whoever’s responsible for the Microsoft outage is getting fired anyway, so the smart thing to do would be knock Teams out for the day too and leave a hero.” The post gained a million views.
Whoever’s responsible for the Microsoft outage is getting fired anyway, so the smart thing to do would be knock Teams out for the day too and leave a hero.
— Sam Whyte (@SamWhyte) July 19, 2024
Another user shared a gif of Ryan Reynolds giving a cheeky smirk. The post said, “Shout out to Microsoft for letting everyone have an early finish on a Friday.”
Shout out to Microsoft for letting everyone have an early finish on a Friday pic.twitter.com/fppgrfPUM6
— Rach (@itsrachel_) July 19, 2024
One more user on X shared a photo of a woman on a telephone and described it as Liz Truss, former president of the United Kingdom, trying her best on her first day at Microsoft as IT head. The caption read, “Hello yes, my name is Liz, your Microsoft support… yes, it’s my first day, so please bear with me..”
“Hello yes, my name is Liz, your Microsoft support… yes, it’s my first day, so please bear with me…” pic.twitter.com/GvLbkpYTK7
— Onwards and Upwards. (@EdBish18) July 19, 2024
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Another Instagram video captures a girl crying over the dreaded blue screen on her PC, but with a twist—she’s also giving a subtle peace sign, making the whole situation oddly relatable to corporate employees who know all too well the mixed feelings of tech troubles.
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A photo humorously suggests this might be the engineers at Microsoft’s office as they try to untangle the mess and figure everything out.
Engineers at Microsoft right now pic.twitter.com/jcPSIzEjJD
— NO CONTEXT HUMANS (@HumansNoContext) July 19, 2024
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The next one is a screengrab from Keeping Up With The Kardashians featuring Kris Jenner in her iconic black suit and sunglasses, dramatically shutting down her laptop. The caption humorously reads, “The person at #Crowdstrike #Microsoft.”
The person at #Crowdstrike #Microsoft pic.twitter.com/HPZulmjCXt
— CD (@corydunco) July 19, 2024
Gaining 1.2 million views, this meme shows a picture of a paperclip sitting on a chair with a cup of beverage as the entire room is on fire and the bubble of thought reads, “This is fine.”
Microsoft right now. pic.twitter.com/5AA5YuseR5
— Matthew Highton (@MattHighton) July 19, 2024
This one shows people in blue uniforms happily hugging each other in a room, celebrating the outage because they got a break from work on a Friday. It’s the kind of joy that only a sudden tech hiccup can bring!
“Microsoft services are down too on a Friday. Corporate employees everywhere,” read the caption.
Microsoft services are down
That too on a FridayCorporate employees everywhere :#microsoftdown pic.twitter.com/3dntjDDwyH
— don vellathottam (@VellathottamDon) July 19, 2024
Happy Weekend, thank you #Microsoft #Bluescreen pic.twitter.com/eM4acwDWKj
— Nuv (@navdweeep) July 19, 2024
Corporate employees facing Microsoft outage on Friday pic.twitter.com/U6LbZKN1ar
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) July 19, 2024
Thank you #Microsoft 🫶🏻
IT Employees across the globe right now- pic.twitter.com/H0K00iDY1N
— Neha 🌻 (@whonxj) July 19, 2024
Looks like someone at CrowdStrike really wanted to start their weekend early by giving the entire Microsoft platform a ‘day off.’ Happy Frienday!
#Microsoft #CrowdStrike pic.twitter.com/OuTV5TyHNv
— Sheetal Jain🇮🇳 (@RealSheetal) July 19, 2024
#Microsoft #Windows #crowdstrike
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IT employees who took leave today pic.twitter.com/pL2CMuU2uE
— Tweeting Quarantino (@rohitadhikari92) July 19, 2024
Microsoft has logged off, and you should too.
Happy weekend!#Microsoft #Bluescreen #Windows #outage #Naukri— Naukri (@Naukri) July 19, 2024
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Holiday mood on by Microsoft 😊
Blue screen of death reported at multiple companies – Crowd Strike attackAre you also facing ??
Guys it’s a global issue from Microsoft #Bluescreen #Microsoft pic.twitter.com/lf2LAHmVFf
— Saurabh kumar (@Saurabhk0096) July 19, 2024
Many other memes showcased the early exits of employees from work, while one video had a group of people dancing and playing the tabla, turning the outage into an impromptu celebration as the meme suggested.
