agree fix was relatively easy
even for the technically challenged end users to do remotely with IT guidance
this was part of the silent war that is breaking above the surface
MS outage first started at 17:56 EDT, CS started at 00:09 EDT the following day - 6 hrs and 13 mins apart or 373 minutes
chances of the timing being coincidence are near zero
MS event start time: 21:56 UTC on 18 Jul 2024
CS event start time: July 19, 2024 at 04:09 UTC
https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/technical-details-on-todays-outage/
https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-says-its-cloud-services-are-back-up-after-major-outage