[MacTUG] [LICENSING] Office 2016 for Mac now in the VLSC

[Dani Roloson]

Did not see this in our testing. Webstore and Composer (JAMF/Casper Suite).
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From: mactug-bounces at lists.uwaterloo.ca [mactug-bounces at lists.uwaterloo.ca] on behalf of Sandra Laughlin [laughlin at uwaterloo.ca]
Sent: August 17, 2015 13:31
To: MacTUG
Subject: [MacTUG] FW: [LICENSING] Office 2016 for Mac now in the VLSC

Sending this your way in case you run into problems with installing Office….

From: The EDUCAUSE Software Licensing Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:LICENSING at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Chris George
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 8:24 AM
To: LICENSING at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: Re: [LICENSING] Office 2016 for Mac now in the VLSC

The Volume Licensing copy should not *require* a Microsoft account, although it will certainly make use of one if you have one.

However, the 2016 VL installer contains a postinstall script that kicks off "Microsoft Office Setup Assistant" as the current user. If you attempt to deploy the software any way (Apple Remote Desktop, Casper, Munki, etc.) other than an actual, interactive execution of the GUI installer, that Setup Assistant never launches. It is that program that creates a .plist that contains the license code for the software. If that plist isn't created, the software will then default to an unlicensed state and require a Microsoft account sign-in every launch.

There is much discussion about this going on, and some workarounds to allow deployment of the software. Some good sources to look for answers include Jamf Nation (http://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com), the Mac Enterprise listserv (http://www.macenterprise.org/mailing-list) or the #Microsoft-Office channel on the MacAdmins Slack (https://macadmins.herokuapp.com/ for an invite).

--Chris

On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 9:20 AM, Romeyn Prescott <prescor at potsdam.edu<mailto:prescor at potsdam.edu>> wrote:
We downloaded—it seems to REQUIRE a MS Account to use…

Does anyone know if/when a “standalone” version is due?

Romeyn

On Aug 10, 2015, at 8:07 AM, Smith, Verne T. <verne.smith at WRIGHT.EDU<mailto:verne.smith at WRIGHT.EDU>> wrote:


I was digging around in the Microsoft Volume License Center this morning and found the Office 2016 for Mac ISO available for download. The naming convention is slightly different from 2011, so watch how you search.

Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac Standard
vs.
Office for Mac Standard 2011



 Verne Smith
    Business and Licensing Manager
    Computing and Telecommunications Services
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