Perpetual License is what Microsoft calls paying once for the ongoing use of Microsoft Office.

Office 2019 for Windows or Mac are separate versions of Office for anyone who buys the perpetual license. At this stage, it’s probably better to wait and buy Office 2021 rather than Office 2019. Later in 2021, Office 2019 will be replaced by Office 2021 (for consumers and small businesses) and Office LTSC (volume customers, organizations). Office 365 customers get regular updates of new and improved features, including cloud-based features that are not in Office 2019. Microsoft 365 ‘subscribers’ have a more advanced version of Microsoft Office already. It’s NOT a new version intended for all Microsoft Office users.Īnyone on an Microsoft 365 (was Office 365) plan does NOT need Office 2019. Office 2019 for Mac is NOT like past versions such as Office 2016, Office 2011 etc. In other words, you pay for Office as an annual fee. Learn more about service plans in this article.Do NOT buy Office 2019 if you have Microsoft 365 plan like Microsoft 365 Family (formerly Home), Microsoft 365 Personal or an enterprise plan. Microsoft 365 Apps is the most secure version of Microsoft 365. The Microsoft 365 and Office 365 plans combine the familiar Microsoft 365 desktop suite of premium apps with cloud-based versions of Microsoft's next-generation communications and collaboration services-including Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Office Mobile, Office for the web, and Microsoft Teams-to help users be productive from virtually anywhere.

Office LTSC is a one-time release version of Microsoft 365 apps, as with previous perpetual releases. However, for customers who can’t move all their devices to the cloud just yet due to inability to take regular updates, or have fully disconnected and secure environments, Office LTSC is available. Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, the cloud-connected version of Microsoft 365, delivers the most productive and most secure Microsoft 365 experience-with the lowest total cost of ownership for deployment and management.

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