Curious, John inserted the drive into his computer and waited for it to load. To his surprise, a Windows Explorer window popped up, displaying a folder named "Office 2010". The folder contained several files, including a setup.exe file.
"Dear John,
"FL Member: You've got a new message."
As he explored the Office 2010 applications, John stumbled upon an email draft in Outlook, addressed to him. The subject line read: "Your Copy of Office 2010". The email body contained a cryptic message:
"Meet me at the old coffee shop on Main St. at 10 AM tomorrow. Come alone."
That evening, as he was about to shut down his computer, John received a message on his screen:
The installer prompted him to select the products he wanted to install. John chose the usual suspects: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. The installation process was quick, and soon, he had a fully functional copy of Microsoft Office 2010 running on his computer.
It was a typical Monday morning for John, a freelance writer working from home. As he sipped his coffee and booted up his computer, he noticed a peculiar USB drive on his desk. He had no recollection of owning it, and the label on the drive read "Microsoft Office 2010 Portable Activated - FL Part1" in bold letters.
The message was from an unknown sender, and it read:
As a writer, John frequently used Microsoft Office, but he had never purchased the 2010 version. His current subscription to Office 365 was sufficient for his needs, but he was intrigued by the prospect of using the older version. He double-clicked the setup.exe file, and the installation process began.








