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> Except for basically every thread I've seen about switching to Linux

Those are people who are aware of Linux, while much of the population isn't. Selection bias at play.

> unless they port their main product to Linux

Office accounts for about 5% of MS's revenue.

> how can they claim to be cooperating when the ONE product that most people agree is a very good MS product is not available natively on Linux?

That's not the only definition of "cooperating"...