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Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 Lifetime License (Mac Download)

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For Mac users, StackSocial has Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 Lifetime License (Mac Digital Download) for $49.99.

Thanks to community member Ashwani-KumarA & Slickdeals staff Eragorn for finding this deal.

About this item:
  • Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 (Mac) includes:
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Microsoft Office Excel
    • Microsoft Office PowerPoint
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
    • Microsoft Office Teams
    • Microsoft Office OneNote

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is $299.01 lower (85% savings) than the $349 list price.
    • One-time purchase installed on 1 Windows PC or on Mac for use at home or work
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal ideas & information.

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StackSocial has Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2021 Lifetime License (Windows PC Digital Download) for $49.99.
  • Office Professional Plus 2021 (Windows PC) includes:
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Microsoft Office Excel
    • Microsoft Office PowerPoint
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
    • Microsoft Office Teams
    • Microsoft Office OneNote
    • Microsoft Office Publisher
    • Microsoft Office Access
    • Lync (Skype for Business) and Infopath

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Written by Ashwani-KumarA
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Update: This popular deal is available again.

For Mac users, StackSocial has Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 Lifetime License (Mac Digital Download) for $49.99.

Thanks to community member Ashwani-KumarA & Slickdeals staff Eragorn for finding this deal.

About this item:
  • Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 (Mac) includes:
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Microsoft Office Excel
    • Microsoft Office PowerPoint
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
    • Microsoft Office Teams
    • Microsoft Office OneNote

Editor's Notes

Written by RazorConcepts
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $299.01 lower (85% savings) than the $349 list price.
    • One-time purchase installed on 1 Windows PC or on Mac for use at home or work
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal ideas & information.

No Longer Available:

StackSocial has Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2021 Lifetime License (Windows PC Digital Download) for $49.99.
  • Office Professional Plus 2021 (Windows PC) includes:
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Microsoft Office Excel
    • Microsoft Office PowerPoint
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
    • Microsoft Office Teams
    • Microsoft Office OneNote
    • Microsoft Office Publisher
    • Microsoft Office Access
    • Lync (Skype for Business) and Infopath

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zeroquest
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Lifetime for THE COMPUTER you install this on. It's non-transferrable. (Updates are apparently included) I'm seeing regular price between $69-99.
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alceryes
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The free updates don't include upgrades.
IOW, when Office 2024 (or whatever) comes out you don't get to upgrade to it. However, you will still receive security, bug, and critical updates to your Office 2021 for the life of the product (thru Oct 13, 2026).

Also, read the ONE COMPUTER part as something that you control. If a computer that you had this Office 2021 on dies, you are fully able to license the same Office 2021 on a new computer, provided you log into your Microsoft account and remove the old computer activation. It's a full retail license that is fully transferrable - as long as it's only on one computer at a time.

Also², If you already have (or have had) a Microsoft account tied to a subscription Microsoft product (Office365/Microsoft365) Microsoft may not allow you to use that account for perpetual products (although this isn't explained when you try to use it). Just create a new, free Microsoft account and activate it that way. You can use the key you receive for any valid email address (regardless of the email address you enter when purchasing the Office 2021 Pro).
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fsyin505b
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I purchased from here in mid April. Last week my installation suddenly restricted my access as unlicensed. I called Microsoft support and they tried to help but unable to saying something to the effect this was MSDN licensed and ultimately I would have to contact the seller. I do not recommend this deal.
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Apr 12, 2022 5:24 AM
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bob123123Apr 12, 2022 5:24 AM
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Quote from bob123123 View quoted comment :
And presumably that means that even if you kept your computer indefinitely, at some point the new Office updates wouldn't run on it.

E.g., if your hardware can't support anything beyond Windows 11 so that's the OS you're running, but Office 2025 is only compatible with Windows 12+, you are SoL.

Thankfully I'm on a Mac, and both Apple's office software and LibreOffice are free and do everything I need.
Quote from cal3thousand View quoted comment :
But your Mac will last...
My main point was that a lifetime license of any software that can't be transferred between machines isn't that useful because at some point your old hardware won't be able to run the current OS or software.

My Apple comment wasn't saying that Macs last forever; it was that because Apple's office software comes free with the Mac and because OpenOffice is free as well, this deal is less relevant to Macs.
Apr 12, 2022 5:59 AM
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TurbotalonApr 12, 2022 5:59 AM
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Quote from bob123123 View quoted comment :
My main point was that a lifetime license of any software that can't be transferred between machines isn't that useful because at some point your old hardware won't be able to run the current OS or software.

My Apple comment wasn't saying that Macs last forever; it was that because Apple's office software comes free with the Mac and because OpenOffice is free as well, this deal is less relevant to Macs.
I mean I have a PC and a Mac that are both over 10 years old and one of them stopped getting updates a few years ago... The other is patched to current.
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Apr 12, 2022 6:24 AM
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Apr 12, 2022 6:33 AM
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teckel1927Apr 12, 2022 6:33 AM
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open office $0 lol
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Apr 12, 2022 11:47 AM
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cscamp20Apr 12, 2022 11:47 AM
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Quote from JWalker1980 View quoted comment :
Anyone know of similar deal for Chromebook
I guess you didnt get the memo. You cant install MS Office on Chrome OS. You have to be Enterprise enrolled and use Parallels.
Apr 12, 2022 11:52 AM
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cscamp20Apr 12, 2022 11:52 AM
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Quote from teckel1927 View quoted comment :
open office $0 lol
Google Workspace my friend. It is more user friendly than Office 365. Open Office is so 10 years ago. LOL!
Last edited by cscamp20 April 12, 2022 at 04:58 AM.
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Apr 12, 2022 11:55 AM
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cscamp20Apr 12, 2022 11:55 AM
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Quote from 80is View quoted comment :
browser is not the same as installed. for most people the browser version would work just fine.

also, not everyone is willing to give MS and Google full access to their documents Wink
This doesnt make sense to me and yet they have no issues typing their information on a browser. Don't use a computer if you are worried about privacy.

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Apr 12, 2022 12:10 PM
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ansonvsApr 12, 2022 12:10 PM
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Quote from Knightshade View quoted comment :
There are.

But there haven't been any security updates for that software in almost 5 years.

it's probably ok if you only ever use office to create your own, local, documents- and never open anything from any external source with it (including not letting your browser pass anything to any part of office).

Otherwise this deal is probably worthwhile for you.
Why you need a security update for an office software? It's just a desktop tool. It only needs bug fixes.
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Apr 12, 2022 1:18 PM
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DTGuttersnipeApr 12, 2022 1:18 PM
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Quote from Tyross View quoted comment :
Lol marketing. Lifetime license is the new way of saying...
Yep, and "unlimited" on your phone call minutes and Internet access only refers to "your imagination", as every other aspect of minutes and access is, well, limited.

Quote from Tyross View quoted comment :
in the future the new great thing will be [changing] daily, then perhaps hourly.
Eight of the most despicable words in US commerce: "I have a feduciary responsibility to my shareholders."
While private and small businesses now use such tactics as well, I'd argue this strategy, of slicing and extracting every ounce of flesh, regardless of the quality of the product, or relationship with the customer, roots itself in people chasing the uqarterly monkey on their back.
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Apr 12, 2022 1:38 PM
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80isApr 12, 2022 1:38 PM
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Quote from cscamp20 View quoted comment :
This doesnt make sense to me and yet they have no issues typing their information on a browser. Don't use a computer if you are worried about privacy.
using a computer has nothing to do with it. what you should say is: don't use a computer that is connected to the internet.
Apr 12, 2022 1:50 PM
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Applel7511Apr 12, 2022 1:50 PM
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Quote from RichP1000 View quoted comment :
Sure. It's called Google Docs.
Actually it's Microsoft 365. But there's no deal with the subscription to this.
Apr 12, 2022 2:08 PM
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lilgrubbybabyApr 12, 2022 2:08 PM
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Quote from JamesA8887 View quoted comment :
The price is the proof. Also notice how they are selling the professional edition, but show an image of home and business. Softkeyworld is a known reseller of black and gray market keys. Better off buying the same thing for cheaper on ebay.
The price is evidence it isn't proof. It also doesn't inform us of specifically how they got the keys and if that constitutes theft or piracy. I admit I'm not knowledgeable enough to know if this is obvious to people who are, but if it were I'd expect a better explanation than "the price is the proof" lol
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Apr 12, 2022 2:10 PM
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alceryesApr 12, 2022 2:10 PM
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Quote from zeroquest View quoted comment :
Lifetime for THE COMPUTER you install this on. It's non-transferrable. (Updates are apparently included) I'm seeing regular price between $69-99.
This is absolutely untrue. This license is a full retail license NOT an OEM license.

If you want to move the license to a different computer you just need to log into the Microsoft account it's tied to and remove the old computer, then you'll be able to license it on a new computer.
Apr 12, 2022 2:10 PM
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skullariaApr 12, 2022 2:10 PM
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Do these include Access?

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Quote from ansonvs View quoted comment :
Why you need a security update for an office software? It's just a desktop tool. It only needs bug fixes.

Because there have been literally thousands of software exploits that give other people control over your computer using Microsoft office as the infection vector.

https://www.cvedetails.com/vulner...ffice.html


That's a list of 704 different known security vulnerabilities in Microsoft office.

They find new ones all the time.



If you never connect to the internet, and you never open any document you got from any other person or computer, and never insert a USB key that has been in another computer- then you're probably fine.

Otherwise you're playing russian roulette on a daily basis not being current with security patches on all your software.
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