Office 365 Pro Plus Activations

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We're using the Office 365 for Education license, and I have a question about Office Pro Plus activations. The documentation states that users can activate on up to 5 computers, PC or Mac:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg982959.aspx

However, we have some users who have up to 7 total activations and there haven't been any issues activating. What gives? Does this mean that users actually get 5 PC and 5 Mac activations for a total of 10? Any thoughts are welcome.

nunoariassilva · Answer

Hi Matt,&nbsp;Has below page it says !&nbsp;&nbsp;"Each user can install Office on 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets (Windows, iPad, and Android), and 5 phones."https://products.office.com/en/business/office-365-proplus-business-software&nbsp;&nbsp;More detailed here&nbsp;https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office-applications-service-description.aspx

nunoariassilva · Answer

An article a little old, but it could explain it to you -&nbsp;https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/office_resource_kit/2014/01/17/office-365-proplus-multiple-devices-and-deactivation/

matt mcnabb · Answer

So does "5 PCs or Macs" mean five of each or 5 total? The wording is not really clear, and I can verify that some users have more than 5 total.

matt mcnabb · Answer

Still says "5 PCs/Macs?" this wording seems clear that it allows for 5 total desktop activations whether that's on PC, Mac, or a combination of the two. Yet we have users with 7 total Mac and PC activations. I'm inclined to think these articles should say "5 PCs, 5 Macs, 5 tablets, and 5 phones," but I can't find any supporting documentation to back this up. Also, the install page in Office 365 no longer has any statement about total activations allowed.

nunoariassilva · Answer

It says&nbsp;"5 PCs or Macs" and not&nbsp;"5 PCs and Macs" always depend how it's reading this.&nbsp;

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