I'm so relieved that the outage is finally coming to an end! It's crazy to think about how a global tech issue can bring down some of the biggest names in the industry, including Microsoft. I mean, who hasn't been affected by a random outage at some point? 
The fact that it started around 12PM ET and lasted for hours is just mind-boggling. And I'm glad to hear that Microsoft has taken steps to resolve the issue - going back to their "last known good configuration" makes sense. It's like they're taking a step back and trying to restart from a safe point 
. Fingers crossed everything stays stable from now on! 