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TorqueDog · 06-27-2022, 10:34 AM

Yeah, be careful about buying product keys from places like G2A and ProductKey24. Whether they're bought with stolen credit card numbers or 'borrowed' from an enterprise volume license, they're not legitimate and can stop working if the license is revoked.

Additionally, if you see someone selling Office 20xx Professional Plus (sometimes shown as Pro Plus), walk away. The consumer version (the one John Q. Public can actually buy for themselves) is Office Professional, no 'Plus'. Pro Plus is a volume licensed edition for enterprise customers, you can't go buy an individual copy of Pro Plus.

If you see someone selling Office Professional (not Plus), it might be new old-stock and you shouldn't have any issues with it, although keep in mind that it will eventually sunset (Office 2016 Extended Support ends October 14, 2025) and will stop getting free security updates at that point.

I will add to Hack&Lube's point that the free online versions are really good, but Outlook on the Web is only an option if you're using Microsoft as your e-mail provider (you can add a Gmail account if you have Outlook Premium). You can't add your ISP's POP3 e-mail, for example.

06-27-2022, 10:34 AM	#4
TorqueDog Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Calgary - Centre West Exp:	Yeah, be careful about buying product keys from places like G2A and ProductKey24. Whether they're bought with stolen credit card numbers or 'borrowed' from an enterprise volume license, they're not legitimate and can stop working if the license is revoked. Additionally, if you see someone selling Office 20xx Professional Plus (sometimes shown as Pro Plus), walk away. The consumer version (the one John Q. Public can actually buy for themselves) is Office Professional, no 'Plus'. Pro Plus is a volume licensed edition for enterprise customers, you can't go buy an individual copy of Pro Plus. If you see someone selling Office Professional (not Plus), it might be new old-stock and you shouldn't have any issues with it, although keep in mind that it will eventually sunset (Office 2016 Extended Support ends October 14, 2025) and will stop getting free security updates at that point. I will add to Hack&Lube's point that the free online versions are really good, but Outlook on the Web is only an option if you're using Microsoft as your e-mail provider (you can add a Gmail account if you have Outlook Premium). You can't add your ISP's POP3 e-mail, for example. __________________ -James GO FLAMES GO.