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Microsoft punishes idiots who purchased a "perpetual" license of Office 2019 for Mac by disabling it next month, pirates unaffected (www.theverge.com)
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A license verification certificate expires and when it expires, Microsoft Office for Mac assumes it's unlicensed even if it has been fully paid for.

So, any idiot who paid for Office 2019 for Mac "perpetual" will lose access to it next month.

The same will happen with Office 2021 and Office 2024 in the future.

Pirates are unaffected, only who paid for the product gets punished

Good job ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

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[โ€“] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

It's sarcastic because you obviously aren't an idiot for buying a lifelong license to a product.

If anything most of the time it's supposed to be the right choice (I'm only talking about licenced product, not ownership).

Especially if it's a tool you use regularly.

At no point these people where supposed to "know better and not buy this". Microsoft just did a rugpull.

I wasn't aware of all the bullshit these companies were doing back in 2019, but I recall it wasn't full blown enshittification yet.

For your second ask, it doesn't make it better or lesser, it just adds shock value, engagement baiting.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 4 months ago

    You're presenting an argument here which is purely based on logic. I think OP is not sarcastic, but actually believes people are idiots for simply buying Microsoft products. They are just being elitist. That's my interpretation.

    Could (hopefully) be wrong though! If OP gives another explanation I'm sure that'll be true.

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