Office 2016 by Russell Streshly

As a user of the most recent upgrade of Microsoft Office Im told (by a pop-up window) I must accept one of two choices before I am allowed to use the software I paid for. Either I must allow Microsoft to fully monitor and report back to Microsoft how I use apps, features, and devices on my computer, or I must agree to allow Microsoft only to basically monitor and report back on Office settings and device capabilities on my computer. There is no option that allows me to decline Microsoft surveillance. I can postpone granting Microsoft permission to track the use of my apps and devices by closing the pop-up window (the one that offers me no option but to agree) and upon doing so I am permitted to use my software until the next time I open Office, when again I am blocked from using Word or Excel until I give Microsoft permission to snoop. Or until I close the pop-up window, which again gives me annoyingly temporary access to my software. Endlessly, I suppose.

I could comment on Microsoft upgrades generally, and how the company seems to have a malevolent genius for identifying those features of Word and Excel that I actual find quite useful and over-enhancing them until they are essentially unusable. I could comment on that but theres hardly space.