I think you are confused. No matter you are using Microsoft Windows or MacOS, Microsoft Office are sold separately and you got to pay them to use it. Unless you use a hack version, which would consider as pirate. There are many alternative out there, LibreOffice is quite a good choice if you do not want to pay for Microsoft Office. Otherwise, if you can learn new things with new logic, then you can utilise MacOS iWork (number, keynote, page).

personally I subscribe MS365 and share with another 5 friends. It only cost me RM5 a month, or RM60 a year. I use MS365 acc in MacBook, iPad, and iPhone, which the normal one-time-off Office 2020/2018 cannot do that.

I use mostly Microsoft Excel for work....and for personal stuff, I tends to use iWorks and share in iCloud.

I use this kind of acc before, but it block me after 1 year like that. Then, only I found there is huge flaw in security, the admin will be able to control/manage my file directly, either copy them or delete them.

you can try ask in FB, lowyat forum etc. you will be surprised. I use this trick on Spotify & Netflix as well.

This post has been edited by kevinpss: Dec 12 2020, 10:55 PM

ms365 family is safe...the cheapo ms365 is actually institution acc...which has ultimate admin that can control and manage...