<div id="readability-page-1"><figure> <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/STK095_MICROSOFT_2_CVirginia_B.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="2040" height="1360" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/STK095_MICROSOFT_2_CVirginia_B.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA"/> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> Microsoft's Office 2019 apps for Mac will stop working next month, because the company isn't renewing a certificate that validates Office licenses. Owners of Office 2019 for Mac are being warned they'll have to purchase Office 2024 or a Microsoft 365 subscription if they want to continue editing documents. Microsoft previously promised that &#34;all your Office 2019 apps will continue to function,&#34; when it announced end of support in 2023. The company then quietly updated that support note last month to remove the mention of apps continuing to function, replacing it with &#34;Rest assured that all your Office 2019 apps won't lose any data.&#34; Starti … Read the full story at The Verge.</div>

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Microsoft is disabling Office 2019 for Mac next month by not renewing the license validation certificate. Users must purchase Office 2024 or a Microsoft 365 subscription to continue editing documents, contradicting earlier promises that apps would remain functional. The company updated its support note to assure users their data will not be lost.

- Microsoft is set to deactivate Office 2019 apps for Mac next month due to the non-renewal of a validation certificate.  
- Users will need to either buy Office 2024 or subscribe to Microsoft 365 to keep editing documents.  
- This change contradicts Microsoft's previous assurance that Office 2019 apps would remain functional after the end of support in 2023.