
and useful things like envelopes or labels tools used to work better on the older versions. I have to admit, I liked the old "buy and install" type of software.

I do have a 365 license through work, but it is for online, so it's not very desirable, and won't work if I'm not in WiFi. but 365 will require either a new purchase, or I fear, a "subscription", i.e. Hi! Thanks - You are right, it is the 2011 version of Office. All of that means if you buy Office 2019 now, you'll have to pay full price again for Office 2022 (or whatever MS calls it) in order to have a functioning perpetual version of Office beyond Big Sur. Meaning, MS will be releasing a new perpetual license version to coincide with Apple's next OS. Since 2019 was released with Mojave, that means Big Sur is the third OS version, and it will not work in whatever Apple releases this fall. Microsoft's latest Mac rule is perpetual releases of Office are only supported for three Mac OS releases.


The Mac and its OS are their products, they can do whatever they want with them. With only a few, very rare exceptions, you can't install an OS that's older than what your Mac shipped with.Īpple didn't wreck anything. Apple's products have always been this way. This is also true of the most current Intel based Macs. You cannot install any OS older than Big Sur on any M1 Mac.
