Office 2016 and 2019 Face October 14 Execution Date
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Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 are reaching their scheduled end-of-life date, prompting some users to consider alternatives like LibreOffice, while others view the news as routine.
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daveoc64
4 months ago
Is it really noteworthy for software to reach end-of-life status on the date that it was scheduled to happen?
orionblastar
4 months ago
I myself use LibreOffice instead of Microsoft Office.
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