It seems that Microsoft has quietly changed how they enforce Office 2019 licences on a single computer. Some people are discovering that they can’t use Office 2019 the way they did a few months ago. Office 2019 is the perpetual licence, one-time payment version of Microsoft Office. You buy the right to install and use […]
There’s a change in the way Microsoft 365 works with a sign-in to a Microsoft account. This applies to Word 365, Excel 365, PowerPoint 365 and other Office apps. Up to recently, Microsoft 365 / Office 365 has worked normally either when signed into a Microsoft account or not. Having a Microsoft account wasn’t required […]
There was a big change to Office 365 / Microsoft licenses on 1 October 2018. Microsoft 365 counts logins not installations It’s a totally new way of counting and limiting use of Microsoft Office. As long as there’s been Office, licenses have been based on installations of Office. A single Home or Personal plan user […]
Microsoft has a Microsoft 365 offer for students and recent graduates that’s worth a look but watch out for the fine print. The offer is Microsoft 365 Personal for $12 instead of $69.99 which is a good deal if you qualify. It’s available to students and recent graduates of colleges/universities that have a Microsoft 365 […]
There are strange and worrying reports of double billing, disconnection of service and other anomalies that leave some Microsoft 365/Office 365 paying more or getting less than what they paid for. Here’s what to do if your Microsoft 365 account and billing has gone wrong, Just some of the troubles being reported: Double charging. The […]
