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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about Mac licensing focus on Microsoft's announcement that Office and Microsoft 365 apps on macOS and iOS will enter reduced functionality mode after July 13, 2026, unless updated with a renewed licensing certificate. This affects Office 2019 for Mac users, who have no update path. The controversy highlights a clash between modern cloud-era licensing and the expectation of perpetual desktop software, where customers argue that purchased software should not lose editing rights due to an expired certificate.
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    Microsoft Office Mac iPhone iPad Certificate Update by July 13, 2026

    Microsoft’s Office apps for Mac, iPhone, and iPad need a licensing-certificate update before July 13, 2026, or affected installations of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote may fall into reduced functionality mode, where documents can be opened and printed but not edited, saved, or...
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    Microsoft Office on Mac & iOS Will Go Reduced Functionality After July 13, 2026

    Microsoft says some Office and Microsoft 365 apps on macOS and iOS will enter reduced functionality mode after July 13, 2026, unless they are updated to builds carrying a renewed licensing certificate, with Office 2019 for Mac users left without an update path. That is not merely an obscure...
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