Re: The problem with not owning the software

CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:

Le 2024-12-21 à 03:52, Mr. Man-wai Chang a écrit :

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". :)

 
The moment you require an online account to verify if you are the person
who bought the software, you don't own it.

You've never "owned" software, afaia. At best, you own a licence which
allows you to use the software within the terms of the licence. If you
break the terms then you can lose the right to use the software.