That’s $80 more than the equivalent Office 2016 Professional, selling for $360 on Amazon. The largest retail Office 2019 suite, the official price is US$440 for Office 2019 Professional. If you want Office 2019 on two computers, you have to buy two copies (licences). There’s NO option for installing on both a desktop and laptop computer – that type of Microsoft Office licence has long gone. Each licence is for either Windows or Mac, not both. You can move Office 2019 to another computer installing it on another computer and uninstalling from the old one.īut NO switching between Windows and Mac versions of Office 2019. Office 2019 is sold as a single licence only. See Also: Office 365 Global Affordability survey Single licence – no swapping Office 2019 has less support than Microsoft’s own ‘fixed’ policy requires.

There’s less competition on the perpetual license products compared to Microsoft 365 Home ‘subscription’ which is usually available for less than the headline price. The retail prices are high and there’s less chance for retail discounts. It also does not include any of the services available with Office 365, such as Skype, or the 1 TB storage offered by OneDrive.Microsoft’s prices for Office 2019 bundles make one thing clear, Microsoft really doesn’t want people buying Office 2019. Whenever a new version is available, you must purchase Office again to be able to install it.

However, unlike subscription-based versions, the applications included at time of purchase do not receive additional updates from Microsoft. Office 2019 incorporates a considerable amount of resources pre-distributed through Office 365. The Home & Student version of Office 2019 is perfect for people who need the essentials of what Office offers, as it includes classic versions of Office applications. You are allowed to activate up to 25 licenses in a Microsoft account. With this product, Microsoft offers a single purchase per PC or Mac, allowing many to purchase the product they previously could not afford due to subscription-based purchase. Perhaps the most interesting feature for the general public has been the fact that Office Home & Student 2019 does not require a subscription-based license, unlike most previous Office releases.

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