Lemmy
9 Jun 2026 17:44
Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac Will Soon Stop Letting You Edit Documents
Microsoft's messaging on the subject hasn't done it any favors, either. Its end-of-support page for Office 2019 for Mac, originally posted in October 2023, once told owners to "Rest assured that all your Office 2019 apps will continue to function." A revision now dated May 15, 2026 has dropped that line, replacing it with a note that their data "can be accessed in a supported Microsoft 365 or Office product."
I can’t recommend this enough. I have been using LibreOffice for a few years and saved myself a lot of money.
Saved even more money a few months ago when I fully switched my OS to open source and left the Microsoft/Apple walled gardens behind.
Saved even more money a few months ago when I fully switched my OS to open source and left the Microsoft/Apple walled gardens behind.
9 Jun 2026 18:30
LibreOffice is generally better anyway. I'll admit there are some formatting things I find smoother in Office, but overall it's bloatware and it keeps crashing. I really hate Office and avoid it whenever I can. 
9 Jun 2026 18:33
Just cut off the programs internet acces and any updates to it, then they cant break it.
9 Jun 2026 18:44
This is a piss poor excuse from Microsoft for letting a certificate expire. How fucking hard is it to renew a certificate? I do it every fucking day at work. This is purely just forced/planned obsolescence. They want users to use their subscription-based platform on the web.
9 Jun 2026 19:02
This was my favorite version of office for the Mac.
For PC, I held onto Office 2003 Professional for as long as I could.
For PC, I held onto Office 2003 Professional for as long as I could.
9 Jun 2026 19:07
Updating software to make it not work should be illegal.
Anyway, for people with casual office needs, the Apple apps (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) would suffice.
Otherwise, LibreOffice.
Really, no reason to pay for MS Office.
Anyway, for people with casual office needs, the Apple apps (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) would suffice.
Otherwise, LibreOffice.
Really, no reason to pay for MS Office.
9 Jun 2026 19:11
Ask anyone in IT or tech and they'll confirm that this is the easiest thing for Microsoft to do, the veil is so thin here, it's purely to get people to pay them a subscription.
9 Jun 2026 19:31
Louis Rossman did a video on this, worth a watch too 9 Jun 2026 19:31
Aren’t the new versions of Apple office apps heavily pushing their subscriptions now?
9 Jun 2026 20:21
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