Outlook and Office 365 see downtime – disadvantage of the cloud

01 Feb 13 18:01 by DoMiN8ToR in category Software, Windows 8

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Users are reporting that Outlook.com is down and also that Office 365, the cloud version of Office 2013 is unreachable. Microsoft is heavily betting on the cloud (Skydrive) with its new Office versions. By default they save documents to Microsoft’s Skydrive but it is still possible to save to the local drive. The Outlook service seems to be down since 07:22 PST and Microsoft confirms this on its status website.

For Office 365 the subscription service seems to be having problems and some users report they have a hard time using Office 365. Microsoft seems to be aware of the service disruption and trying to solve the issue. Unfortunately this is another case that underlines an important disadvantage of using a cloud service.

10 Comments on Outlook and Office 365 see downtime – disadvantage of the cloud

olddancer: Posts: 285; Posted on: 01 Feb 13 18:20

One more reason to keep a machine with XP and Outlook Express on it!
It may be primitive to the iTwit (OO shiney shiney shiney) generation but it works!

CharmedonWB: Posts: 111; Posted on: 01 Feb 13 20:27

The OS has nothing to do with the outage. This is one more reason not to have the cloud as a primary way of using your PC.

DukeNukem: Posts: 1606; Posted on: 01 Feb 13 21:40

This is not the email client you're looking for. ... Move along.

MJPollard: Posts: 51; Posted on: 01 Feb 13 21:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by CharmedonWB

The OS has nothing to do with the outage. This is one more reason not to have the cloud as a primary way of using your PC.

Absolutely right. The cloud is a good tool to have in your arsenal, but never, ever trust it as your singular (or even primary) storage space. Didn't the Megaupload fiasco teach anyone the folly of relying exclusively on the cloud?

ChristineBCW: Posts: 1314; Posted on: 01 Feb 13 22:58

Holy Skynet, Batman... ya mean people are supposed to LEARN?!! Sheesh...

Sounds like a MURPHY BROWN episode.

CharmedonWB: Posts: 111; Posted on: 02 Feb 13 01:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJPollard

I would use the cloud for convenience to transfer files from one to another machine but never would use it as a primary storage container.

TSJnachos117: Posts: 328; Posted on: 02 Feb 13 02:52

If you want a free Outlook Express, you don't need XP. Windows Vista came with a program called "Windows Mail", and after having used it, I can't tell the difference between this and OE. Likewise, for all newer versions of Windows, "Windows Live Mail" again seems to be the exact same thing.

Of course, there are always other programs like Thunderbird available, too.

olyteddy: Posts: 6567; Posted on: 02 Feb 13 04:43

Outlook Express <> Outlook. OE is a very simple e-mail client. Outlook is not only e-mail but scheduling and contacts and collaboration and time management and ...

debro: Posts: 13337; Posted on: 03 Feb 13 01:59

Cloud .... its cheaper than dedicated hardware. But you get what you pay for...

whatever_gong82: Posts: 232; Posted on: 04 Feb 13 17:43

Keep what you can't lose locally, back up what you can with the Cloud.

Outlook and Office 365 see downtime – disadvantage of the cloud

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