On 11/18/24 4:12 PM, DFS wrote:
On 11/18/2024 3:55 PM, Joel wrote:
DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> wrote:
https://deals.bleepingcomputer.com/sales/microsoft-office-
professional-plus-2019-for-windows-3
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows $26.97
I have an instance of Office 2019 running ... updates for it ended a
year or two ago.
I bought an Office 2021 Pro license from Gamespot in Nov 2022, for $32.
Ah, I vaguely remember something about that offer. Wonder why
Bleeping Computer is now offering an older version than that.
Because they can. I've not looked into it, but I suspect that these are probably licenses that MS originally had for foreign markets .. eg, 3rd
world countries. For them to accept a small amount does capture that
customer away from Pirated software, as well as Google/FOSS competitors.
On eBay you can buy versions of Office going back to 4.3 (mid 90s) on diskette.
Hmm...wonder if I still have 4.3 around someplace ... as well as an old
enough PC on which it would run? It has value in that it would be
compatible with various now-orphaned file formats (I think Word 5 was
the last version which supported embedded postscript?).
-hh
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