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From: "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: The problem with not owning the software
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 16:52:11 +0800
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On 20/12/2024 9:03 am, CrudeSausage wrote:
> <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-365-users-hit-by-random-product-deactivation-errors/>
> 
> ​Microsoft is investigating a known issue triggering "Product
> Deactivated" errors for customers using Microsoft 365 Office apps.
> 

It's not about "owning the software", but whether it requires a 
real-time online account to work. The usual words are "standalone" and 
"offline". :)