But they’ve got you. Nobody uses Microsoft office turdware unless they’re locked in and have to.
You lose access to it. You’re cooked.
I actually have a retiree in mind to whom I’ll have to recommend LibreOffice https://libreoffice.org
You’re right, I’m sure nobody’s made any kind of mass activation scripts that you could find online and get a better experience than paying customers.
If you’re cooked because of Microsoft’s willful destruction of property, that just means it’s not a small claim anymore.