Are cheap MS Office perpetual lic deals OK?

[ashley]

Two older threads about this:

Word vs Word

I’ve always been the sort to acquire standalone versions of software rather than to delve into subscriptions. But lately, as I have been trying to sort out more general stuff, like compatibility issues with the likes of MS Office 2021, it is occurring to me to rethink the philosophy. My first round of “checking the Math” So I, basically, need 3 versions of MS Office (Home and Student is fine). That’s 149 x 3 = $447 for about 4 years of supported (i.e. updates and security) software. Now ta…

Older Mac woes

One of the items on my list of ‘to do’s’ this summer is to update my (almost) perfectly functional 2012 vintage MacBookPro (with added SSD) from Mojave to Catalina. Main thing that’s been holding me back is that I still use MS Office 2011 and the only replacement my employer offers is the subscription-based version, which I’ve been trying to avoid – esp. since I’ll lose access when I retire and I refuse to accept a monthly payment to Microsoft. But I wonder: Is Apple intending to stop support…

Also, I found this:

Ultra-cheap Microsoft Office deals, are they legal and work?