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Microsoft converts Office 2019 for Mac perpetual licenses to read-only versions (consumerrights.wiki)
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[–] NotAnArdvark@lemmy.ca 41 points 1 day ago

Microsoft directs affected users to three options: [...] or paying for a Microsoft 365 subscription or a new perpetual Office Home 2024 license.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice and I must be a Microsoft customer.