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do we now have to pay for Microsoft Office? I have never had to do this as an Apple user


MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 23, 2019 9:30 AM

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Posted on Oct 23, 2019 9:37 AM

You had to pay at some point for your MS Office. Apple has nothing to do with Microsoft pricing, but if you want to run Office under Catalina then you will need to purchase either Office 365 or Office 2019.

https://products.office.com/en-us/compare-all-microsoft-office-products

A free alternative is Libre Office:

https://www.libreoffice.org

Or iWork, Pages, Numbers and Keynote.

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Oct 23, 2019 9:37 AM in response to NewtonKnewIt

You had to pay at some point for your MS Office. Apple has nothing to do with Microsoft pricing, but if you want to run Office under Catalina then you will need to purchase either Office 365 or Office 2019.

https://products.office.com/en-us/compare-all-microsoft-office-products

A free alternative is Libre Office:

https://www.libreoffice.org

Or iWork, Pages, Numbers and Keynote.

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