On my iMac is the macOS Catalina installed and it says this is latest version.
Now the problem is that Microsoft Office Programs can not be updated anymore on this macOS Version.
Is there any chance to upgrade my iMac.
Performance is stil sufficient. Why do I need to throw away a good system ?
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Apple is not forcing you to change hardware.
Microsoft decided that they would only support current versions of Microsoft 365, Office 2021 for Mac, or Office 2024 for Mac on the same last three operating systems as supported by Apple for updates. Each Fall, when Apple drops the oldest of the three supported operating systems for regular updates, Microsoft makes the same adjustment for MS Office support.
It is paragraph two and your current document interchange issues with newer versions of Office that would be the motivation to make a newer Mac purchase to stay current with Microsoft Office for Mac updates.
LibreOffice is a suite of free applications that are purposeful clones of Microsoft Office. It is pretty good software with regular updates in functionality but not 100% compatible with newer Microsoft Office features. The current LibreOffice suite supports macOS Catalina or later. That is bound to change going forward.
Apple is not forcing you to change hardware.
Microsoft decided that they would only support current versions of Microsoft 365, Office 2021 for Mac, or Office 2024 for Mac on the same last three operating systems as supported by Apple for updates. Each Fall, when Apple drops the oldest of the three supported operating systems for regular updates, Microsoft makes the same adjustment for MS Office support.
It is paragraph two and your current document interchange issues with newer versions of Office that would be the motivation to make a newer Mac purchase to stay current with Microsoft Office for Mac updates.
LibreOffice is a suite of free applications that are purposeful clones of Microsoft Office. It is pretty good software with regular updates in functionality but not 100% compatible with newer Microsoft Office features. The current LibreOffice suite supports macOS Catalina or later. That is bound to change going forward.
1. Only if if's a 2014 or newer model.
2. An existing copy of Microsoft Office will continue to work. If it's no longer adequate, click here for information, or use a product such as LibreOffice instead.
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The problem is if you work on shared documents. The other users using latest Word versions but I can’t. The formatting is getting corrupted.
means Apple force me to change my HW to be able to use latest Word versions ?
Updating Microsoft Office on iMac with macOS Catalina
