Re: "storage blob front ends going into an infinite loop, which had gone undetected during fighting"
Microsoft Flight Simulator? which is running on a special version of Windows? ("Windows Aircraft Edition" perhaps)
I really wished I had book marked the page that had the screen shot of the image that I have in mind. It features a pilot and co-pilot at the controls with a BSoD on the screen, with the caption (paraphrasing it a bit mind you) "Where do you want to crash today?"