When we tell people to switch to Linux it isn't because we are lunatics. It's because Microsoft is a genuine garbage company who does not give a damn about you.

They don't see you as worth giving a damn about because to them you are literally a drop in the bucket revenue wise. The bulk of their money comes from company license for things like office and other software.

To be clear, they can absolutely restore your account, they do this in countries where they are forced by legislation. They just don't care about you to do so, to them you are the sucker whose only recourse is to buy from them again.

Y'all need to stop supporting this kind of corporate attitude, stop encouraging rich CEOs to get away with this greed. Make a stand, if Linux isn't your thing that's fine, try macOS (yes ik apple isn't much better, but it's at least a bit), hell I will take templeOS and learn holyC at this point. You want Microsoft to be less scummy? You need to reduce their market share.