While not related to laptop failure the trend of having to pay subscriptions for software is annoying as heck.
Microsoft wants you to pay for Office 365 and Adobe wants you to have a subscription for Acrobat.
Even if you previously bought their software like I have many times, they will block you from activating it on a new computer or a fresh install or hard drive swap.
I've gone to WPS Office which costs $25 a year but includes a PDF editor. And it's spreadsheet and Word Processor mimic Microsoft.
Microsoft wants you to pay for Office 365 and Adobe wants you to have a subscription for Acrobat.
Even if you previously bought their software like I have many times, they will block you from activating it on a new computer or a fresh install or hard drive swap.
I've gone to WPS Office which costs $25 a year but includes a PDF editor. And it's spreadsheet and Word Processor mimic Microsoft.