Microsoft punishes idiots who purchased a "perpetual" license of Office 2019 for Mac by disabling it next month, pirates unaffected
2026-06-16 05:12 UTC
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@Moonrise2473@lemmy.ml 2026-06-16 05:14
Disclaimer: I wrote “idiot” to describe someone who paid for the product not because they’re actually idiots, but it’s because Microsoft is treating them like that: their official solution on the website is “simply subscribe to the latest and greatest or buy a new “perpetual” license to office 2024 to continue using what you paid for”
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@shrek_is_love@lemmy.ml 2026-06-16 05:22
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@Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 2026-06-16 05:28
Hows about you don’t even worry about pirating it and just move to opensource?
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@cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-06-16 06:57
I wouldn’t even want to pirate it. I like LibreOffice a lot better.
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@mtpender@piefed.social 2026-06-16 11:05
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@mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2026-06-16 11:15
while I’m generally in support of paying for the product you get value from, this just goes to show that you should never purchase a Microsoft license. ever. they do not respect you, their agreement with you, or basic ethics. do not feel bad about pirating Microsoft products. but even better, just use something else.
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@Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-16 14:44
Probably the most easiest software to replace: LibreOffice, OnlyOffice, Collabora…
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@Folstar@lemmus.org 2026-06-16 19:31
That’s a quality headline rewrite.
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@veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-06-17 04:30
Good job Microsoft! Meanwhile, in the few cases I need Excel, I just install Office 2013 in Wine. Dunno if any later version works correctly, don’t even really care tbh
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@Blackmist@feddit.uk 2026-06-17 16:14
Do people even bother pirating this shit? Surely they just use one of the many free alternatives that do exactly the same job?
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@herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 2026-06-17 16:29
Microsoft is treating these losers the way they are asking to be treated.