I understand the company may want to get more revenue from selling Office 2016 to existing customers.

Microsoft announced that the company is no longer to support Office 2011 on macOS High Sierra and users should switch to Office 2016. There was an important note about Office 2011 caught my attention. Interesting, I didn’t know I can view site in writer mode before! There are also some improvements in video and icloud experience, which I don’t really care. The new Safari also has a feature to allow you to view sites in Reader mode. Safari in this version not only becomes much faster (Apple claims it is the fastest desktop browser, I am not sure about this), but also has a feature to stop the most annoying feature on the web: autoplay videos. Important enhancements in the APFS include faster speed in file copy, built-in encryption, crash-safe protections. Instead of using HFS+ file system, a new file system, Apple File System (APFS), was introduced.

There are some nice changes in the new OS. It is a pity that High Sierra support is being dropped considering that it’s not that old (it was released in 2017), but it’s something you’ll have to take into consideration.The latest version of Mac OS is called macOS High Sierra. However, if you’re the sort that needs to be updated at all times for work or for school, then this could be an issue. If you don’t have any problems with using a potentially outdated piece of software, we suppose this isn’t really that big of a deal. If you can’t upgrade to a newer version of macOS or get a new Mac computer, Microsoft does mention that your apps will continue to work, it’s just that they will no longer be able to receive any updates for new features or security. If you continue with an older version of macOS, your Office apps will continue to work but you will no longer receive any updates including security updates.” If you’re subscribed to Microsoft’s Office 365 and you’re running a Mac computer that’s on macOS High Sierra, you have two choices – either you update your Mac to a newer version of macOS, or get a new Mac because Microsoft has announced that starting next month, they will be dropping support for macOS High Sierra and older.Īccording to Microsoft, “As of the Microsoft 365 for Mac November 2020 update, macOS 10.14 Mojave or later is required to receive updates to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote.

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