Computerworld reports that Microsoft has implemented a product activation process for Office for the Mac that's far stricter than that used for Windows users
Failure to enter the key and activate the suite displays a message on the screen that reads, "You must activate your copy of Office for Mac before you can use it," along with a button that initiates the online activation procedure.Microsoft slaps product activation on Mac Office 2011
Both the grace period and the ramifications of not activating Office for Mac 2011 are stricter than those facing Office users running Windows.
