[AccessD] Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows: Lifetime License | TechSpot

[Jim Dettman]

Stuart,

Yes it can be done, but it depends on the client.

Microsoft for example cut-off all O365 services (One Drive, Exchange Online,
etc) for all versions of Office prior to 2016 in 2020.  That killed quite a
few of my clients, mostly those using Exchange on-line.   If someone is
hosting their servers on Azure services, that is another place you can run
into problems.   Microsoft blocks port 25 for sending mail and you can't get
around it unless you are a very big corporation.  Problem is, older versions
of Office can't support all the modern authentication methods now being
pushed (oAuth).  

On the flip side, I had a client that was still running A2000 up until a
year ago.    But they were having random crashes even with Windows Server
2008 R2 and the writing was on the wall (bug in an Office DLL).  They had to
upgrade.   The oldest version I am servicing now is Access 2007, but that
client is being forced to upgrade because of the services they are using.

 The point is "lifetime" is not forever and you should figure all bets are
off around the five-year mark. 

Jim. 


-----Original Message-----
From: AccessD On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
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I'm not overly concerned about " lifetime" and "lifecycles"
I'm still  developing with Office 2010 on my laptop and supporting quite a
few 2010 
installations :)



On 22 Jun 2022 at 7:46, Jim Dettman via AccessD wrote:

> 
>  Few things to watch out for with that:
> 
> 1. "Lifetime" license - While the license is "lifetime", the ability
> to use it is not.   Microsoft has dropped support lifecycles to seven
> years.  First five are main, last two are extended (security updates
> only).  They've also gone out of their way to make using a perpetual
> license as difficult as possible, and they want to get everyone on one
> code base, so they've killed off anything pre-2016 as quickly as
> possible.
> 
> 2. One install on one PC literally means that most likely.  It's
> probably an OEM license they are selling, and those don't include
> transfer rights.  You get to install it on one PC and that will be it.
>   If your motherboard goes, you'll be buying a new copy.
> 
> 3. Updates - You are only going to get security updates and fixes to
> the existing features during mainstream support.   You won't get any
> new features.   In extended support, you'll only get security updates.
> 
>  It is a bargain, but just a heads-up on what you are getting into if
>  you
> decide to buy it.
> 
> Jim.
> 
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