Microslop.

Hanselman pointed to a Microsoft blog post noting that, starting in October, the company began requiring "mandatory account verification for all partners in the Windows Hardware Program," which also covers certifying software drivers. Last month, the company updated the post to say: "Accounts that did not successfully complete account verification and received a Rejected verification status have been suspended from the Windows Hardware Program, and submissions from these accounts are no longer permitted."

So they didn't hand over their blood and urine samples to Microsoft so they don't get to be developers anymore

"Not every 'WTF micro$oft' moment is a slam dunk,"

Brother, your quotas of shit hitting the fan is reaching fecal velocity of new degrees. Your company's current state of existence has absolved you of the right to a balanced perspective.

What I'm trying to say is it's never gonna Microsoft 100% of the time, but at this point no one trusts you, and you've earned that, and now you have to live with the consequences. I know this Microsoft contact is probably not the reason, but he is still working there, and that means he deserves some of the blame on a constructive level.