TECHNOLOGYMay 30 · 23:26 UTCHACKER NEWSantipurist

Microsoft degrades functionality of perpetually-licensed offline products

Microsoft is degrading the functionality of perpetually-licensed offline products, specifically affecting Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for Mac by converting them to view-only in 2026. The article includes a Hacker News discussion with 187 points and 69 comments.

Nexus surfaces and summarizes. The full story lives at the source.

Mentioned

MicrosoftorganizationMicrosoft Office 2019 for MactopicMicrosoft Office 2021 for MactopicHacker Newsorganization

Spot something wrong with this article?Report a problem →

Forward this