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CrowdStrike Update Error Debacle: 5 Things to Know About Microsoft’s Global Outage
- Friday July 19, 2024
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by David Delima
CrowdStrike, the Texas-based cybersecurity company, caused one of the biggest global outages in recent times when it led to the disruption of several Microsoft services following an update to one of its products on Friday. As the curtain draws to a close on a certainly eventful day, here are 5 things to know about the Microsoft global outage.
- www.gadgets360.com
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CrowdStrike Update Causes Global Microsoft Outage, Affecting Services and Bringing ‘Blue Screen of Death’
- Friday July 19, 2024
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Manas Mitul
CrowdStrike has caused a major global outage of Microsoft services including Windows and Office 365 following an update. The alleged issue brought the ‘blue screen of death’ (BSOD) to Windows devices across the world, with users unable to access the devices. Furthermore, the problem is also reported to have resulted in the disruption of service...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft to Separate Teams and Office Globally Amid Antitrust Scrutiny
- Monday April 1, 2024
- Reuters
Microsoft will sell its chat and video app Teams separately from its Office product globally, the US tech giant said on Monday, six months after it unbundled the two products in Europe in a bid to avert a possible EU antitrust fine.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Announces New Copilot Features, AI Assistant to Get OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo Model
- Wednesday December 6, 2023
- Written by Manas Mitul, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Microsoft has refined its AI-driven offerings over the past year, integrating artificial intelligence tools to Bing Search, Windows and its Office 365 suite of services that include Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams. The company recently announced that it was unifying its AI services, including the Bing Chat AI chatbot, under a single umb...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft to Charge More for AI Features in Office 365 Software, Make More Secure Version of Bing Search
- Wednesday July 19, 2023
- Reuters
Microsoft on Tuesday said it would charge at least 53 percent more to access new artificial intelligence features in its widely used office software, in a glimpse at the windfall it hopes to reap from the technology.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Likely to Face EU Antitrust Investigation in Coming Months
- Tuesday July 4, 2023
- Reuters
Microsoft is likely to face an EU antitrust investigation in the coming months after remedy discussions with the EU watchdog to avert such a move appear to have hit a roadblock, people familiar with the matter said.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google Filed Complaint Against Microsoft for Dominant Cloud Services Position: Report
- Wednesday June 21, 2023
- Reuters
Alphabet's Google formally filed a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying Microsoft used its dominant position in enterprise software to push customers towards its cloud services, The Information reported on Wednesday. Microsoft used the licensing terms in its Office 365 productivity software to lock customers into separate ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Office to Be Rebranded as Microsoft 365, Changes Will Come to Effect Next Month
- Friday October 14, 2022
- Written by Anees Hussain, Edited by Richa Sharma
Microsoft's productivity suite of applications, which are currently being offered under the Office 365 brand name, will be rebranded to Microsoft 365, according to a company FAQ. Microsoft's productivity applications will be accessible to users on microsoft365.com instead of office.com. As part of the rebranding, Microsoft is also introducing a six...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Teams Down for Thousands of Users, Company Investigating Outage
- Thursday July 21, 2022
- Reuters
Microsoft Teams is down for thousands of users, after the collaboration software was inaccessible on Thursday morning. Website and service downtime tracker Downtedector reported thousands of user reports stating the service was inaccessible. Microsoft has confirmed that it is investigating reports that the service is inaccessible.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Announces Support For Windows 8.1 to End in January 2023
- Saturday June 25, 2022
- Dhruv Raghav
Microsoft has announced the end of support for Windows 8.1 operating software. The company said that the technical support and security updates for Windows 8.1 will stop after January 10 next year. Microsoft is recommending users to switch to a new PC that can run Windows 11.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft 365, Office 365 Prices Hiked for Nonprofit Customers Globally, to Take Effect From September 1
- Friday April 8, 2022
- Jagmeet Singh
Microsoft has increased the prices of Office 365 and Microsoft 365 for nonprofit customers around the globe. The change will come into effect from September 1.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Nudges Pirates to Pay, Offers 50 Percent Discount on Microsoft 365 Subscriptions
- Thursday December 9, 2021
- David Delima
Microsoft is offering a 50 percent discount to users who have pirated Microsoft Office, in an attempt to convert them into paying customers. The company is also warning users about the dangers of installing pirated software on their computers. However, not all users are eligible to avail of the discount, which is valid only for the first year, acco...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Is Reportedly Discontinuing Support for Office Apps on Chromebook From September 18
- Saturday August 28, 2021
- Vineet Washington
Microsoft is reportedly discontinuing support for its Office apps on Chromebook. A new report states that the company wants Chromebook users to transition to Web versions of these apps. This decision will be incorporated around mid-September and while the apps will not be supported by Microsoft anymore they will continue to function.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Asks for 20,000 Likes to Bring Clippy Back, Gets Overwhelming Response to Its Tweet
- Thursday July 15, 2021
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
Microsoft on July 14 put up a tweet about bringing back the character. The tech giant said if the tweet got more than 20,000 likes, it would replace the current paperclip emoji used in Microsoft 365 with the mischievous Clippy. The tweet has already surpassed that benchmark.
- www.gadgets360.com
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CrowdStrike Update Error Debacle: 5 Things to Know About Microsoft’s Global Outage
- Friday July 19, 2024
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by David Delima
CrowdStrike, the Texas-based cybersecurity company, caused one of the biggest global outages in recent times when it led to the disruption of several Microsoft services following an update to one of its products on Friday. As the curtain draws to a close on a certainly eventful day, here are 5 things to know about the Microsoft global outage.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
CrowdStrike Update Causes Global Microsoft Outage, Affecting Services and Bringing ‘Blue Screen of Death’
- Friday July 19, 2024
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Manas Mitul
CrowdStrike has caused a major global outage of Microsoft services including Windows and Office 365 following an update. The alleged issue brought the ‘blue screen of death’ (BSOD) to Windows devices across the world, with users unable to access the devices. Furthermore, the problem is also reported to have resulted in the disruption of service...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Microsoft to Separate Teams and Office Globally Amid Antitrust Scrutiny
- Monday April 1, 2024
- Reuters
Microsoft will sell its chat and video app Teams separately from its Office product globally, the US tech giant said on Monday, six months after it unbundled the two products in Europe in a bid to avert a possible EU antitrust fine.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Microsoft Announces New Copilot Features, AI Assistant to Get OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo Model
- Wednesday December 6, 2023
- Written by Manas Mitul, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Microsoft has refined its AI-driven offerings over the past year, integrating artificial intelligence tools to Bing Search, Windows and its Office 365 suite of services that include Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams. The company recently announced that it was unifying its AI services, including the Bing Chat AI chatbot, under a single umb...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft to Charge More for AI Features in Office 365 Software, Make More Secure Version of Bing Search
- Wednesday July 19, 2023
- Reuters
Microsoft on Tuesday said it would charge at least 53 percent more to access new artificial intelligence features in its widely used office software, in a glimpse at the windfall it hopes to reap from the technology.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Microsoft Likely to Face EU Antitrust Investigation in Coming Months
- Tuesday July 4, 2023
- Reuters
Microsoft is likely to face an EU antitrust investigation in the coming months after remedy discussions with the EU watchdog to avert such a move appear to have hit a roadblock, people familiar with the matter said.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google Filed Complaint Against Microsoft for Dominant Cloud Services Position: Report
- Wednesday June 21, 2023
- Reuters
Alphabet's Google formally filed a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying Microsoft used its dominant position in enterprise software to push customers towards its cloud services, The Information reported on Wednesday. Microsoft used the licensing terms in its Office 365 productivity software to lock customers into separate ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Office to Be Rebranded as Microsoft 365, Changes Will Come to Effect Next Month
- Friday October 14, 2022
- Written by Anees Hussain, Edited by Richa Sharma
Microsoft's productivity suite of applications, which are currently being offered under the Office 365 brand name, will be rebranded to Microsoft 365, according to a company FAQ. Microsoft's productivity applications will be accessible to users on microsoft365.com instead of office.com. As part of the rebranding, Microsoft is also introducing a six...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Teams Down for Thousands of Users, Company Investigating Outage
- Thursday July 21, 2022
- Reuters
Microsoft Teams is down for thousands of users, after the collaboration software was inaccessible on Thursday morning. Website and service downtime tracker Downtedector reported thousands of user reports stating the service was inaccessible. Microsoft has confirmed that it is investigating reports that the service is inaccessible.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Announces Support For Windows 8.1 to End in January 2023
- Saturday June 25, 2022
- Dhruv Raghav
Microsoft has announced the end of support for Windows 8.1 operating software. The company said that the technical support and security updates for Windows 8.1 will stop after January 10 next year. Microsoft is recommending users to switch to a new PC that can run Windows 11.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft 365, Office 365 Prices Hiked for Nonprofit Customers Globally, to Take Effect From September 1
- Friday April 8, 2022
- Jagmeet Singh
Microsoft has increased the prices of Office 365 and Microsoft 365 for nonprofit customers around the globe. The change will come into effect from September 1.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Microsoft Nudges Pirates to Pay, Offers 50 Percent Discount on Microsoft 365 Subscriptions
- Thursday December 9, 2021
- David Delima
Microsoft is offering a 50 percent discount to users who have pirated Microsoft Office, in an attempt to convert them into paying customers. The company is also warning users about the dangers of installing pirated software on their computers. However, not all users are eligible to avail of the discount, which is valid only for the first year, acco...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Microsoft Is Reportedly Discontinuing Support for Office Apps on Chromebook From September 18
- Saturday August 28, 2021
- Vineet Washington
Microsoft is reportedly discontinuing support for its Office apps on Chromebook. A new report states that the company wants Chromebook users to transition to Web versions of these apps. This decision will be incorporated around mid-September and while the apps will not be supported by Microsoft anymore they will continue to function.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Microsoft Asks for 20,000 Likes to Bring Clippy Back, Gets Overwhelming Response to Its Tweet
- Thursday July 15, 2021
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
Microsoft on July 14 put up a tweet about bringing back the character. The tech giant said if the tweet got more than 20,000 likes, it would replace the current paperclip emoji used in Microsoft 365 with the mischievous Clippy. The tweet has already surpassed that benchmark.
- www.gadgets360.com