.NET is actually, unironically good. But yes, this is one of few exceptions, unfortunately.

Azure keeps randomly breaking our resources without any service health notifications or heads up, it's very fun living in microsofts world.

Thinking back, you're probably correct, but it seems like they where actively trying to create something good back then. That might just be me only seeing the good parts, with .Net and SQLServer. Azure was never good, and we've know why for over a decade, their working conditions suck and people don't stay long, resulting things being held together by duct tape.

I do think some things in Microsoft ecosystem are salvageable, they just aren't trendy. The Windows kernel can still work, .Net and their C++ runtime, Win32 / Winforms, ActiveDirectory, Exchange (on-prem) and Office are all still fixable and will last Microsoft a long time. It's just boring, and Microsoft apparently won't do it, because: No subscription.

To be fair, Windows 7 was quite good in my opinion.

Wait, what year is it?