Re:Outlook is down, and so is Microsoft's status page
by crabmusket on Thursday November 12, 2026 @08:34PM
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Since you posted a link to my local public broadcaster, I wanted to point this out:
> [Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke] says the government has activated a digital resilience agreement with Microsoft today to ensure Australia gets priority:
> "That agreement has in fact been activated today to make sure that we get appropriate prioritisation of Australian interests in this across everything.
It's a little pathetic-seeming to plead for special treatment from Microsoft. I get Australia is an important strategic alliance* for the US, but unless these resiliency agreements are rare... what meaningful prioritisation of "Australian interests" can we expect from MS?
*a useful staging ground to field subs into the South Pacific and Indian Ocean
> [Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke] says the government has activated a digital resilience agreement with Microsoft today to ensure Australia gets priority:
> "That agreement has in fact been activated today to make sure that we get appropriate prioritisation of Australian interests in this across everything.
It's a little pathetic-seeming to plead for special treatment from Microsoft. I get Australia is an important strategic alliance* for the US, but unless these resiliency agreements are rare... what meaningful prioritisation of "Australian interests" can we expect from MS?
*a useful staging ground to field subs into the South Pacific and Indian Ocean