I don't think that's accurate.
According to the lifecycle with Microsoft:
Office 2010 Service Pack 2
Support for Office 2010 Service Pack 1 ended on October 14, 2014. But with
Service Pack 2 installed, you'll find this version still has a long extended
support period ahead, with end-of-support dates that are 6 months after
those of Windows 7.
Mainstream support ends: No longer supported
Extended support ends: October 13, 2020.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "john_Justice" <john_just...@verizon.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2016 9:16 PM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] OFFICE 2010 WILL LOSE MICROSOFT SUPPORT
I have just learned, from Microsoft Disability Support, that Office 2010
will no longer be supported as of early 2017. I was receiving constant
automated notices on my systems which use this software. Apparently,
those
messages were generated because of this development. That's going to
cause
some headaches for many people including state run agencies here in
Pennsylvania. Here at home, I use Office 2010 Home and Business. A new
2016version runs about $229 plus tax. I'm not sure if that's a sale price
since Microsoft is now offering a twelve day special sale. With tax in my
state, the total is about $246.
Now here's the problem. Microsoft wants you to have an active Microsoft
account. Downloading the software is, admittedly, much easier with an
account but it's difficult to work with a download without it. You can
always go out and buy the hard copy on disk. That is still an option. I
am
not sure what the price would be in a retail store. Usually, the
Microsoft
Store's prices are a bit more reasonable.
But what does this mean to the average Office 2010 user? Personally, I
have
never called Microsoft directly for support on my Office 2010. I have
received help from the Disability Desk of course. Under normal
circumstances, this would not be a problem. But knowing computers as we
all
do, there might come a time when an issue is encountered which cannot be
corrected normally. It is then that support becomes essential.
Fortunately, that is rare for most of us. Are they trying to force
purchases of their newer software? Probably. The decision to act is up to
each of us as individuals. There are some definite differences between
2010
and 2016. I'm at the very beginning. However, one of them does concern
me.
I use Outlook as my e-mail client. Apparently, some e-mail providers are
using different security protocols which may not be supported by older
e-mail software. In addition, Microsoft Live essentials will no longer be
supported as of January, 2017. Microsoft is saying that Live Mail will
still work if it is already installed on your system. But it will no
longer
be available for download. The accompanying antivirus software was, in my
opinion, never that good to begin with. But it too will no longer be
available. That development is confirmed by an article posted by David
Goldfield, somewhat of a technical guru in Philadelphia. . Maybe someone
on
this list has an antivirus program which is still accessible with jaws. I
am using Avast but it has its problems. It is usable but only just.
I wanted to let everyone on the list know about these developments. Not
everyone can afford the kind of investment purchasing Office 2016
represents.
JOHN AND LINDA JUSTICE
With guide dogs Edwin and calypso
PERSONAL E-MAIL: john_just...@verizon.net
---
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
