It’s too late. They’ve already jumped off the deep end.
I’ve just started (trying) to fire up a new PC. I started by loading a legal copy of Office 2010, which I had successfully used on a since discarded PC. The copy needed to be ‘activated’. With the new PC online, Microsoft simply reported that “the product is no longer supported”, and refused to activate it. With the PC not online, it gave a phone number to call to activate it. The phone number gave a recorded message that “the product in no longer supported”.
In other words, Microsoft is telling me that I can no longer use a legally purchased product in a legal manner.
FREEPER ACTION
Call Congress NOW
(202) 224-3121
Tell them your state and zip, they’ll connect you.
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CONTACT CONGRESS
(202) 224-3121
Tell them your state and zip, they’ll connect you.
MESSAGE Americans are being violated by Microsoft censors MSN:
<><>this is in violation of Consumer Protection Law,
<><>and Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act,
<><>these are laws and rules that protects consumers from unfair business practices.
REFERENCE Boasting more than half a billion monthly readers,
MSN says it strives to be “a critical part of our social fabric”
that “gives people access to trustworthy content.”
The MSN platform, however, has a notable tendency to promote self-serving,
transparently left-wing narratives that belie its bragging about “trustworthiness.”
After several weeks of monitoring, the MSN website was found to be promoting:
<><>a Vox piece insisting America has a “gun problem,”
<><>an Atlantic essay WRT Trump’s presidential campaign causing a “war” on blue-leaning states,
<><>The Hill suggesting that Donald Trump is “duping” voters
<><>negative views WRT Trump’s increasing political support from African Americans.
You're better off using LibreOffice anyway.Lord only knows how much spying microsoft is doing through their apps.
#17 I had that happen with Adobe Acrobat.
I ended up buying a one time purchase of Foxit PDF Editor 11 which is far easier to use.
I also bought Office 2021 Professional Plus for $35 last Dec. thru the PC World website.
You can search and find a newer copy like I did.
Get Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2021 for just $35 / Looks to be $49.99 now. Keep searching for Christmas deals.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/1957287/get-microsoft-office-pro-plus-2021-for-just-40.html
I had to get newer versions of software like Firefox and other web browsers as they no longer will update in Windows 7 or earlier.
I also bought a one time purchase of CorelDRAW 2021 as my 2006 X3 version was old...
Software companies are trying the Adobe way of renting you software.
Rumor is that Microsoft Windows 12 will be subscription base.