It’s a lifetime license like basically every piece of software ever sold prior to the subscription model. You may run it forever. No, the publisher is not obligated to improve the software forever. More on reddit.com

Yes you can still buy Microsoft office and never update it. More on reddit.com

Here are all possible options: Use the Word and Excel online for free with your Microsoft Account (web apps are light apps and don't have all of the Desktop app features). Buy a Microsoft 365 Personal monthly subscription for $6.99 USD or $8 CAD per month Buy a Microsoft 365 Personal yearly subscription for $69.99 USD or $79.99 CAD per year. You basically get 2 months free when you switch to yearly billing. (Works out to $5.83 USD or $6.67 CAD per month) Buy Microsoft Office Home & Student 2021 for a one-time payment of $149.99 USD or $169 CAD. This version of Microsoft Office is going to be supported until October 2026, so the cost works out to approx. $5.17 USD or $5.86 CAD per month right now. You are allowed to use the software past the end date but you won't get anymore updates or security fixes, so it's not recommended to use this version too much longer past the end of support date. (You're opening up your computer to several vulnerabilities when using unsupported versions of Microsoft Office). Wait for Office Home & Student 2024 which is coming out later this year . It will be a one-time payment of $149.99 USD or $169 CAD, and will have 5 years of support. So the cost will work out to be $2.50 USD or $2.82 CAD per month if you buy it at the time of release. Again, you can use this past the end of support date to lower your monthly cost even further, but you do so at the risk of exposing your computer to security risks. If you just want a standard word processor and spreadsheet app that will have basic compatibility with Microsoft Office files, there are free alternatives such as WPS Office , LibraOffice , or FreeOffice . You might have compatibility issues using these free apps while working with documents created in Microsoft Office that have advanced formatting or macros, etc. More info: You can buy Word or Excel by themselves without the other Office apps, but these cost $159 USD or CAD each, so it's not worth it. The subscription version is for 1 person across all their devices (Use it on up to 5 computers, tablets, or phones at the same time). The one-time payment version is for 1 computer only. The subscription version releases new features as they come out. New features are generally not released to one-time payment versions. If these costs seem high, keep in mind that Office 2021 is approaching end of life, so it really isn't a good deal right now because Office 2024 is coming soon. The subscription version also includes 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage which makes it a pretty great offer. For only $5.83 USD or $6.67CAD per month you get the full Microsoft Office suite, plus 1TB of cloud storage. To compare, Google Drive or Dropbox costs $10 USD or $14 CAD per month for 2TB of cloud storage and doesn't come with an Office Suite. Hope that helps! More on reddit.com

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