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

[John Colby]

Yea, but I was trying to move the license to a new machine.  It wasn't
licensed to the new machine.  So I spend $50 for a license for my new
machine that can't be moved, or $300 for a license that can, should I ever
decide to do so 5 years down the road?

OEM licenses are nothing new.   And if it is cheap enough it still is a
better deal than the non-oem.

For me, this is cheap enough to work.

On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 12:39 PM Jim Dettman via AccessD <
accessd at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:

> << As for "OEM", yea, that bit me already>>
>
>  Same here and that's the real "gotcha" with these cheap licenses.
>
> Jim.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows:
> Lifetime License | TechSpot
>
> And of course I understand all this.  I am looking for copies for myself
> for my dev work.  I am NOT going to "Office-as-a-service" for my own dev.
> If my clients do that I don't really care.  I successfully used O2010 until
> just a few months ago when my partner asked me to upgrade to 2019 to be
> relatively modern.
>
> As for "OEM", yea, that bit me already.  My 2019 version works on my HP
> laptop but when I moved that hard disk to my new laptop it refused to run.
> So I continue to use that license on my HP laptop and will buy one of these
> for my new laptop.  At $50 it is cheap enough that "who cares" if it is
> locked down to one machine.
>
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 9:30 AM Jim Dettman via AccessD <
> accessd at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
>
> > 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
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 8:42 AM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows:
> > Lifetime License | TechSpot
> >
> > 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.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
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