Microsoft blocks the LibreOffice developer Hotmail account.

Microsoft blocked the account of the developer LibreofficeThe action that caused suspicion. A few days after the document fund accused the technological giant of using Office to block competition, a member of the developer group said that Microsoft blocked its email account and accused him of violating the conditions of use.

In the publication of his blog, the developer of Libreoffice Mike Kaganski spoke a few days ago Microsoft has blocked access to its Hotmail account. The victim mentions that he sent a message to the Libreoffice mail list, but cannot be implemented. When he tried to send mail for Thunderbird, the client asked him to start again.

It was there that Kagansky realized that his report was blocked by a violation Microsoft Services contractThe field according to the message Servers found suspicious activityTherefore, it was necessary to unlock the account through the mobile phone.

At first glance, this may seem like a regular procedure; However, the developer Libreoffice was Victim of the Microsoft support systemThe Kagansky field said that, trying to send a text message, the system threw the error window where they asked to use another verification method. The only alternative is to contact the support manager, but this option requires signing in the account.

The victims tried good luck the next day, but the system could not turn on the verification method and closed its auxiliary ticket. Kaganski was in a difficult situation without access to his email account And, not knowing why he violated the policy of use. The developer Libreoffice suggests that the system marks his email as a suspect and accused Microsoft of that he became “probably incompetent” in you.

Microsoft deliberate block to Libreoffice?

Although Some suspect that Microsoft acted intentionallyThe truth is that the situation is similar to the fact that Outlook, Live and Hotmail users have suffered for several months. With a change in authentication systems, thousands of people experienced problems during registration. In some cases, the screen Logue Give errors and even ask to use a VPN or another device to access your account.

In addition to blocking the account, Kagansky mentions that does not hate proprietary software or large corporationsThe field “I have always seen the wonderful things that Microsoft offered to its users. I still use the things they created, such as Windows, where I can clean and solve specific problems with the platform that most of our users use. ”

Deliberate block of accounting post Hotmail It may seem exaggerated how to avenge the developer LibreofficeNevertheless, Microsoft did this with the judge of the International Criminal Court at a direct request from Donald Trump. The blockade of this account was enough for several countries of the European Union to turn away from Microsoft and accept Linux as its operating system.