moderated Re: accessibility of that discounted Office license
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Mike B.
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I took a chance on this deal and I'm quite
surprised. When you buy this it's not something you get from www.Joe Blows.com, but you actually have
to log-in to your Microsoft Store account and insert a key code you get
after your purchase is confirmed to install this suite.
Here's something that might be a stickler and cause
problems. I have a Microsoft Store account, but I couldn't find a way to
download the Office suite to save it if I didn't have an account, I believe a
Microsoft Store account would have to be created in order to get this
deal.
Others can speak on their venture of buying this suite,
but I'm only reporting a thumbnail sketch of what I had to do.
Stay safe and take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool.
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: accessibility of that discounted Office
license I guess I’m confused, as I thought Microsoft had gone fully to Office 365, so I’m wondering if this Office 2021 is essentially the same as a current version of Office 365 and, if by “lifetime” it means it will keep upgrading.- 1. I, like Mr. Diamond, look upon this deep a discount with some skepticism. 2. Microsoft has not gone fully to Office 365, although they'd love the world to do that. Office 2021 was not even supposed to be released, but there was a large enough contingent that raised a stink about wanting an installable, and perpetual/lifetime license, to get Microsoft to do another standalone release. 3. Lifetime has never, ever, meant lifetime updates. You can still use Office 2003, if you have it, and have it installed. It stopped updating years ago. Contrast that with a subscription service, like Microsoft 365, where it's far more like an annual lease. As soon as your lease is up, and you elect not to renew it, so is your access. The old saying, "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is," applies. Caveat emptor. -- Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build
19044 Here
is a test to find out whether your mission in life is complete. If you’re
alive, it isn’t.
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