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Microsoft doesn’t release its office suite very often. Microsoft 365 (which until recently was known as Office 365) includes all the usual office applications, one hour a month of Skype calls to landlines, and a full terabyte of OneDrive storage. The Personal flavor is intended for a single user and generally costs $ 70 per year. But for a limited time, you can get one year of Microsoft 365 Personal for $ 59.
It’s a pretty solid deal, especially if you “must” have Office and can’t settle for a free alternative. In fact, it could be argued, and I am definitely arguing, that a terabyte of OneDrive is worth $ 59 on its own. Consider that Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, and Publisher) are fun.
The Personal version is for a single user, but you can install the suite on up to five devices and access OenDriove from anywhere. If you really need to support multiple users, like a spouse and children, you should check out Microsoft 365 Family.
Intrigued? Please note that this is an auto-renewing subscription so you will be automatically charged $ 59 each year unless you cancel. But that’s really good news: the subscription persists at $ 59 instead of going back to $ 70 after the first year.
And if you already have a subscription to the usual $ 70, don’t worry; You can still get on the $ 59 gravy train. According to the Microsoft team that answered this same customer question on the product page, “You can buy Office 365 on Amazon and then add the time to your existing subscription.” Details are explained in this Microsoft support article.
If you’re reluctant to pay for a continuous subscription, it seems like there’s good news on the horizon. Microsoft has announced that it will release a standalone version of Office that comes with a good old-fashioned perpetual license in the second half of 2021.
And of course, don’t forget that there are completely free alternatives to Office. You can use Office online for free, and there are open source office suites like LibreOffice and WPS Office that offer all the important parts of Office without the price tag. If you want to learn more about free Office alternatives, be sure to check out this week’s Cheapskate Show podcast below.
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