Microsoft Is Bricking the Perpetual Version of Office 2019 for Mac (support.microsoft.com) 16 points by tech234a 1mo ago ↗ HN
[–] variety8675 1mo ago ↗ It amuses me how Microsoft spent the last two decades trying to fix the reputation they had from the 90s and threw it all away in like a year
[–] IcyWindows 1mo ago ↗ Is that really correct?Reading the page, the software needs an update due to Apple breaking it, but 2019 is out of support so Microsoft won't fix the breaking change.
[–] burnt-resistor 1mo ago ↗ 2024 LTSC works after the date specified btw. Probably a good idea™ to also disable auto update by compressing the update .app and disabling the privileged helper.---"If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing."
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 17.4 ms ] threadReading the page, the software needs an update due to Apple breaking it, but 2019 is out of support so Microsoft won't fix the breaking change.
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"If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing."