Microsoft announces discontinuation of Office applications and services

The issue affects “many Microsoft 365 services and features,” the company said in a post on social media site X on Tuesday morning. Microsoft 365 includes popular productivity apps like Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Earlier this month, about 8 million Windows computers crashed after cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. released a flawed software update. Microsoft has also been grappling with the fallout from a series of cyberattacks that prompted a scathing report from the U.S. government calling for company-wide changes.