Thanks a lot!
I don't think anyone knows yet how Ethereum all of a sudden dipped to $13. It quickly corrected itself. But in that week Ethereum got practically clogged because of that ICO on the platform. It showed us that a single DAPP can basically stop the entire platform. Stratis has this essentially covered since the first draw up of their architectural plans, they have sidechains. And yes, good old C# is a huge plus over a new untested language that Ethereum uses.

I believe Microsoft plays a role in the Ethereum
Foundation. I do not know if they actually implemented it in Azure though. I know for a fact that Stratis is already in its current state in Azure.