Microsoft Office Home and Business 2019 for 1 User - Amazon.com

Summary

Be careful. I have been installing software on computers for over 30 years. This is the first time that installation stopped and told me that there was a problem. It put up support numbers to call depending on what part of the world you were in. Someone with a very foreign accent answered quickly. Right away he mentioned that the Mac that I was installing it on probably had a virus that was preventing the installation. He convinced me to load a program that would allow him to control the computer. I was familiar with the program so reluctantly went forward. He said that he was a level 6 Apple tech. He proceeded to zoom around showing me active threads and areas of foreign web addresses. He sounded convincing. Then he created a list of things he could do to clean up the computer, install the program, and maintain the computer. I started to get a scammed feeling. I asked how much this would cost. He had tiered pricing. 1 year for $299 up to lifetime for $800. I said that I felt uncomfortable and declined. I didn't know if I would be returning the program, if I would try to install it through Microsoft and get told that the key code was bogus or what. First I downloaded a free trial of Avast and ran it. It showed no significant problems with the computer. Then I downloaded Malwarebytes and it found the same. I went to Microsoft site and logged in. Found the spot to download the program if I had a key code. I put in the key code and it accepted it and proceeded to load the program without a hitch. This whole process took hours. I bought the higher priced product from Amazon to Avoid problems. I should have spent the extra $30 to get it from Microsoft

Be careful. I have been installing software on computers for over 30 years. This is the first time that installation stopped and told me that there was a problem. It put up support numbers to call depending on what part of the world you were in. Someone with a very foreign accent answered quickly. Right away he mentioned that the Mac that I was installing it on probably had a virus that was preventing the installation. He convinced me to load a program that would allow him to control the computer. I was familiar with the program so reluctantly went forward. He said that he was a level 6 Apple tech. He proceeded to zoom around showing me active threads and areas of foreign web addresses. He sounded convincing. Then he created a list of things he could do to clean up the computer, install the program, and maintain the computer. I started to get a scammed feeling. I asked how much this would cost. He had tiered pricing. 1 year for $299 up to lifetime for $800. I said that I felt uncomfortable and declined. I didn't know if I would be returning the program, if I would try to install it through Microsoft and get told that the key code was bogus or what. First I downloaded a free trial of Avast and ran it. It showed no significant problems with the computer. Then I downloaded Malwarebytes and it found the same. I went to Microsoft site and logged in. Found the spot to download the program if I had a key code. I put in the key code and it accepted it and proceeded to load the program without a hitch. This whole process took hours. I bought the higher priced product from Amazon to Avoid problems. I should have spent the extra $30 to get it from Microsoft