What happens to Inactive Accounts?

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I don't know about you guys, but I've had several alternate Xbox accounts over the years. I've forgotten the login information for most of them so they've been inactive for the past 6 to 8 years.
Out of boredom I searched the gamertags of my old accounts and they're still there. Everything I could find online says that inactive accounts get deleted after 5 years of inactivity unless purchases are made. I didn't purchase anything on those old accounts, but I did use 2 Day Xbox Live Gold Trials on one of them.
I know I deleted the associated Microsoft account with my oldest abandoned account (inactive for 8 years) and it's still there last time I checked. Do these accounts just lay dormant for eternity?

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