From Consumer Rights Wiki Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for Mac view-only conversion (2026) is a scheduled remote degradation of perpetually-licensed Microsoft Office software for macOS and iOS, set for July 13, 2026 when a license-validation certificate used by the Office apps expires. [ 1 ] After Office 2019 for Mac reached end of support in October 2023, Microsoft assured customers their installed apps would "continue to function." [ 2 ] The July 13, 2026 conversion instead drops the apps into a Microsoft-defined "reduced functionality mode," in which files can be opened and viewed but not edited or saved. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] By May 30, 2026, the original 2023 end-of-support page had been re-dated and rewritten on Microsoft's site; the "continue to function" clause was removed. [ 4 ] [ 2 ] Microsoft announced general availability of Office 2019 for Windows and Mac on September 24, 2018.…