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Office 2019 for Mac Goes Read-Only on 13 July 2026
https://tidbits.com/2026/06/01/office-2019-for-mac-goes-read-only-on-13-july-2026
Office 2019 for Mac Goes Read-Only on 13 July 2026 - TidBITS

On 13 July 2026, an expiring security certificate will force Office 2019 for Mac into read-only mode. Microsoft has shown no interest in releasing a fix, leaving users to upgrade or switch to alternatives.

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Jun 1 at 9:57pmBuffer
Show threadeuroplus 3d ago
@TidBITS @macdude22 certificates are such a low energy thing to maintain (compared to, say, game servers), doing otherwise is simply anti-user.
Show threadAdam C. Engst3d ago
@europlus @TidBITS @macdude22 Yeah, this seems entirely unncessary. I mean, maybe it's somehow more complicated if you know the inside story at Microsoft, but no one's saying that.
Show threadeuroplus 3d ago

@adamengst @TidBITS @macdude22 I, a humble Apple ][ europlus, in my humble #WOzFest HQ abode, maintain certificates for several services and websites at zero cost and minimal effort, so I humbly submit…

This. Is. The. Absolute. Fucking. Minimum. An. International. Behemoth. Can. Take. The. Fucking. Trouble. To. Do.

…in all humility.

Show threadAdam C. Engst3d ago
@europlus @TidBITS @macdude22 Hah! Maybe we should offer to do it for Microsoft since it's clearly too hard for them. "Dear Satya, thought you might find the enclosed certificate for Office 2019 useful. Best..."
Show threadeuroplus 2d ago
@adamengst @TidBITS @macdude22 ooh, instead of a letter writing campaign, we all send paper certificates! I like it!
Show threadHank G ☑️3d ago
@TidBITS Stuff like this makes me glad I ditched Microsoft Office for LibreOffice years ago. It coincided with my starting to use Linux as my main platform but even back then it was clear the way Microsoft was going with all this.