Microsoft tempts software pirates with 50 percent discount on Office

> The message links to an official Microsoft website that claims “pirated software exposes your PC to security threats.”

The pirated software may have some of the nefarious stuff pulled out and be safer than the "real" version from Microsoft. What would posses people to use Office, let alone pay for it? LibreOffice or Gsuite would be a better choice for 99.9999% of the users.