# One Microsoft glitch stalled courts, government offices and police—exposing how fragile America’s systems really are

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2 outlets covering · First listed: Fortune, Nov 13, 2026, 7:52 PM · Read it: <https://fortune.com/2026/11/13/microsoft-outage-courts-police-hospitals-it-monoculture/>

The Microsoft outage was a scary reminder of how much of public life now runs through one company.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 13, 2026, 1:59 PM: [How the Microsoft outage impacted courts and governments](<https://www.axios.com/2026/11/13/microsoft-outage-hits-courts-congress>) — Axios (Digital news, United States, rated Center)
- Nov 13, 2026, 7:52 PM: [One Microsoft glitch stalled courts, government offices and police—exposing how fragile America’s systems really are](<https://fortune.com/2026/11/13/microsoft-outage-courts-police-hospitals-it-monoculture/>) — Fortune (Magazine, United States, rated Center)
  The Microsoft outage was a scary reminder of how much of public life now runs through one company.