{"id":4474,"date":"2026-07-12T19:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4474"},"modified":"2026-07-12T19:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:54:21","slug":"microsoft-office-is-finally-a-one-time-purchase-and-its-only-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4474","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Office is finally a one-time purchase, and it\u2019s only $30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p><strong>TL;DR:<\/strong>\u00a0Instead of paying for Microsoft 365 every month, get a <a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/9YJXoj?pageview_type=Standard&amp;template=article&amp;module=content_body&amp;element=offer&amp;item=text-link&amp;element_label=Microsoft%20Office%20lifetime%20license&amp;object_type=article&amp;object_uuid=07FhpkLUjyrsq02FB2Cr4GO&amp;short_url=9YJXoj&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle-route-prefix%2Ftech%2Fjuly-12-microsoft-office-professional-2021-for-windows\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><u>Microsoft Office lifetime license<\/u><\/a> while they\u2019re on sale for $29.97. Sale ends July 19 at 11:59 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"flex relative flex-col p-6 max-w-3xl mx-auto mt-8 mb-16 font-sans border border-gray-100 pogoClear md:flex-row\" data-commerce-block=\"\">\n<div class=\"pl-0 mt-3 w-full md:pl-7 md:mt-0 md:w-1\/2\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-between items-center py-0 mb-3 md:space-x-2\">\n<p>\n                                                    <span class=\"text-sm font-bold\">$29.97<\/span><br \/>\n                                                        <br \/><span class=\"text-xs font-bold line-through\">$219.99<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                                        <span class=\"text-xs font-bold text-red-400\"> Save $190.02<\/span>\n                                                                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You might not want to keep paying for Microsoft 365 anymore. At its absolute cheapest, Microsoft 365 is $99.99 per year, and that\u2019s if you pay for the full year up front, but it\u2019s also not your only option anymore. Instead of paying for the same software year after year, now you can get a lifetime license for <a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/9YJXoj?pageview_type=Standard&amp;template=article&amp;module=content_body&amp;element=offer&amp;item=text-link&amp;element_label=Microsoft%20Office&amp;object_type=article&amp;object_uuid=07FhpkLUjyrsq02FB2Cr4GO&amp;short_url=9YJXoj&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle-route-prefix%2Ftech%2Fjuly-12-microsoft-office-professional-2021-for-windows\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><u>Microsoft Office<\/u><\/a> installed directly onto your PC, and it\u2019s only $29.97 (reg. $219.99) on sale.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to pay a monthly fee to get the core Microsoft apps anymore.<\/p>\n<p>This version of Microsoft Office comes with<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Word<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Excel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>PowerPoint<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Outlook<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Publisher<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Access<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>OneNote<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Teams (free version)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Just keep in mind that Microsoft is ending support for Publisher in October, but that doesn\u2019t mean you won\u2019t be able to use it. It just means it won\u2019t be changing anymore, which may actually be a good thing if you like your apps to look the same tomorrow as they were yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>This license is a little different from Microsoft 365. It doesn\u2019t come with extras like cloud storage, or the new AI integrations, but for many users, that\u2019s actually a good thing. The AI integrations are still being worked out, so sudden updates can totally change your <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/productivity\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><u>workflow<\/u><\/a>. 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