StackSocial has
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2021 Lifetime License (Windows PC Digital Download) for
$39.99.
For Mac users,
StackSocial has
Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 Lifetime License (Mac Digital Download) for
$39.99.
Thanks to community member
plantmatter for finding this deal.
About this item:- Office Professional Plus 2021 (Windows PC) includes:
- Microsoft Office Word
- Microsoft Office Excel
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office Outlook
- Microsoft Office Teams
- Microsoft Office OneNote
- Microsoft Office Publisher
- Microsoft Office Access
- Lync (Skype for Business) and Infopath
- Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 (Mac) includes:
- Microsoft Office Word
- Microsoft Office Excel
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office Outlook
- Microsoft Office Teams
- Microsoft Office OneNote
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If they say it is, then you have recourse if the licensing fails like it did for me.
Got my money refunded even though I had installed it.
It's compatible with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint for what the vast majority of people use.
If you're using more advanced features, that relatively few people use, especially for home use, there could be some compatibility issues.
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The one being sold by StackSocial is Office Professional Plus. This can be verified by the picture as well as prior posts for this deal.
Office Professional is sold directly to consumers. Office Professional Plus is only sold through volume licensing.
But maybe?
It's compatible with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint for what the vast majority of people use.
If you're using more advanced features, that relatively few people use, especially for home use, there could be some compatibility issues.
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Second, we are talking about a company that had used it's monopoly it destroy other businesses. So I won't be listening to any microsoft defender moralize
There was a law in Europe that said licenses could be re-sold. It was mostly to do with buying/selling used computers I think, and selling off software was seen as just another component. This is why places like StackSocial can legally (for the moment) continue selling these licenses. They may have originated from large organizations (corporate, government, etc.) in Europe. So perhaps, under European law, one can purchase these licenses.
So, what does Microsoft do? If they go after an individual outside of Europe for using these licences, that individual merely claims that it was legal in the place the bought it (Europe), and if they have to, say that they have now moved to the U.S. It's a difficult situation to try to mass reject all these re-sold licenses en mass, as they may indeed be legal in situations. Could they reject all license attempts outside Europe? What if you need to reinstall your license while travelling, or temporarily liiving/working outside of Europe. Perhaps Microsoft even thinks that, if push comes to shove, a similar law might be established in the U.S. anyway.
But the flaw in that assumption is, why couldn't Microsoft have argued that they must be sold-off as-is, in their current license form (volume)? Maybe buyers of the used equipment argued that they shouldn't have to sell the used hardware in the same volume as the software (all in one sale). Therefore, they shouldn't have to sell off a 100-user bulk license arrangement as one product.
There's my guess. Are they legal, well, sort-of, in certain situations, but that's really difficult for Microsoft to determine and force. So, it's tolerated - for now. If major organizations start doing this and Microsoft starts losing significant Office revenue, then we'll eventually see a court case. Buying this license comes with the future risks of deactivation or future limitations. No guarantees here at all. Practically speaking, who's going to complain if they get 2-3 years out of these licenses and they're only used in a home (non-business) environment. If a larger business starts buying them, they individually risk a lawsuit from Microsoft, and Microsoft has a large legal department and deep pockets.
Summary: Not quite fully legal perhaps outside of Europe (or elsewhere), but situations may exist that they are indeed legal. Not easily provable that they are illegal. So, for now, StackSocial keeps selling them without legal objection from Microsoft.
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Check the license info from the cmd prompt. It will tell you the exact licensing status.
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