Windows 10: Is Geek of States a legitimate Microsoft partner?

My computer was locked and I called the Microsoft phone number, ended up with a technician from Geek of States, paid for a lifetime subscription for support and Microsoft Office 365. Is this firm supported by Microsoft?

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Microsoft Partner? or scam?

Is Geek Studio, Inc 221` W Park Ave, Libertyville IL phone 844-557-5454 a legitimate Microsoft partner? Charged $400 for PC support

 

How can a "Microsoft Authorized Partner" status be verified?

I have spent more than an hour attempting to verify the Authorized Microsoft Partner status for PCDestination.com before purchasing a software license.

I have visited multiple sites including partnercenter.microsoft.com and chatted with a Microsoft partner representative who told me that he could not verify the partner without the "Partner ID". He also told me that "we do not release information about
our partners".

He referred me back to the partnercenter website, however the Find a Partner menu item is useless.

This is a serious problem. An Authorized Microsoft Partner, Gold Partner, or whatever is of very limited value if it can not be verified. I still do not know if the software license would be valid or if they simply put an icon on the page knowing that
no one can check it.

There should be a list of partners, a database, or someway to verify the status of a legitimate Microsoft Partner.

Please let me know if there is such a list. If so, it is not easily discoverable even with multiple searches and asking direction from Microsoft.

Come on, Microsoft. Help us out here a bit

 

Legitimate Microsoft phone number?

Thanks for the response. Do you know if Esource Software Solutions is a legitimate Microsoft partner?