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What a brutal decision.
Hopefully this encourages users to try LibreOffice.
this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2026
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Throw this on the pile of reasons to ditch Microsoft and their products.
One more reason to prefer LibreOffice
https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Microsoft_Office_2019_and_2021_for_Mac_view-only_conversion_(2026)
The product line is bounded by a hard build cap below the 16.83 threshold, and Microsoft's own support documentation states the issue "cannot be resolved by updating or reinstalling Office 2019 for Mac." Office 2021 for Mac, by contrast, is still receiving updates through its October 13, 2026 retirement date & can reach 16.83 on supported macOS versions. Windows and Android versions of Office are not affected by the certificate expiry.
What is it about macOS that forces this conversion and leaves Windows unaffected?