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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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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.
alceryes
79 Posts
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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).
fsyin505b
5 Posts
10 Reputation
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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JamesA8887
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank JamesA8887

Quote from lilgrubbybaby :
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
Fair enough. The method that they get the keys involves using a site license that allows them to generate the keys for what should be users or machines inside a corporation or school. Microsoft has the ability to stop it, but has chosen not to. I have used several of these keys for years without issue. That said, it is important to recognize that what you are buying here is not the same license that is offered to home users.
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Apr 12, 2022
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Devedander
Apr 12, 2022
9,365 Posts
Just bought the soft download key and after purchase screen it loaded to a page that has my key on it ready to use.

No need to wait for email.
Apr 12, 2022
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racraft
Apr 12, 2022
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Quote from ansonvs :
Why you need a security update for an office software? It's just a desktop tool. It only needs bug fixes.
Really? You are naive.
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Apr 12, 2022
58 Posts
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MandKG
Apr 12, 2022
58 Posts
Pop Science sent me a used activation code. Still waiting to hear back from customer service. Hoping I don't need to dispute the charge on my credit card

Edit: They got me a working code after some back and forth with customer service.
Last edited by MandKG April 13, 2022 at 06:50 AM.
Apr 12, 2022
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Derfboy
Apr 12, 2022
357 Posts
Quote from scottman :
I will sell you a lifetime tattoo.
Such deal! Much saving! Wink
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Apr 12, 2022
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ibnuts
Apr 12, 2022
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Just remember, even though it's not 365, you're still renting it: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/...ffice-2021
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Apr 12, 2022
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aaronjmandel
Apr 12, 2022
13 Posts
Could someone confirm that this license does not allow me to use Office 365 - the browser-based version of each of these products? I assume not.

Thx
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Apr 12, 2022
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morph2_7
Apr 12, 2022
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Quote from ibnuts :
Just remember, even though it's not 365, you're still renting it: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/...ffice-2021 [microsoft.com]
what do you mean? They're retiring it in 2026, is that it? Do you expect software companies to support their products for 100 years?
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Apr 12, 2022
378 Posts
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mike786
Apr 12, 2022
378 Posts
Isn't this expensive?
I helped a friend purchased MS Office Pro on eBay for $5 in 2020.
You get an outlook email and password. Once login, you are in some kind of licensing that allows you to install on 5 PCs with Key and download directly from MS. Change the password of the the email account and never use their cloud storage you are set.
Still working and that is worth more than $5.


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SpinControl
Apr 12, 2022
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Quote from PocketsThick :
Wow, this reminded me of this blast of the past deal:
https://slickdeals.net/e/8355911-ms-office-2016-14-99-for-students-and-school-faculty?src=SiteSearch...

I'm still using it today. 😂. Honestly, what kind of advancements have been done in 7 years in Microsoft Office products? Like the basic ones like Word and Excel?

EDIT: If they have full dark mode Excel, I'd consider upgrading. I'm talking about black cells and white text with a click of a button. In 7 years they were able to at least improve that.... right? Do tell!
For Excel, there a A LOT of updates.,
Data science and modeling aspects have been enhanced.
Source Data import or linking has been added.
Data analysis and statistics maybe are better.
Likewise, Conditional Formatting additions.
Maybe even Pivot Table enhancements for queries and dynamic slicers.
Integration with Power BI also?

Even Outlook is quite different from years past.
Integration with Teams and OneNote, etc.

Google Docs is okay for personal business or small businesses, but it likely doesn't have the features of Office or Office365 for Data Analysis and Modeling based on what i know of Docs.
Apr 12, 2022
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MooseMan17
Apr 12, 2022
2 Posts
Quote from ionizer :
how is this possible, $50 for unlimited office ? So everytime they come out with a new version, you'll be grandfathered in? What's the catch?
Following the link, I see this description "Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows: Lifetime License". I would think that means if office 2022 or office 2040 comes out you will still be stuck on office professional 2021. Still a good deal I think but not always going to be latest and greatest office version.
Apr 12, 2022
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morph2_7
Apr 12, 2022
733 Posts
Quote from tomcat008 :
Average personal computer will be dead after 5 years I suppose…if you replace computer it's over
I'm still using the same PC I bought in 2009. Btw, this license looks more like retail license which allows you to transfer to other PC as long as you only install it on 1 PC.
Apr 12, 2022
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Apr 12, 2022
serb41
Apr 12, 2022
1 Posts
Quote from lilgrubbybaby :
Need an office 2021 key for mac. Willing to go grey market. Please let me know if you know where to get this

edit: never mind I see that this works for mac
Did you get this from softkeyworld.com? Bought for mac for $49.99 and works?
Apr 12, 2022
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IMQwerty
Apr 12, 2022
206 Posts
Quote from Slashinhobo :
If i ordered some fruit and they gave me three times as much then its their fault not mines.
Faulty analogy. More accurate would be you ordered some fruit, and took 3 times what you paid for. And, you seem to think that because they didn't see you steal it, it's their fault.
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babygdav
Apr 12, 2022
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Quote from snobrdinrtiste :
uh... MS just announced MS Office on the web with the Edge browser for FREE! just like Google Docs
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/m...or-the-web

Microsoft Office Online as well as Office Apps for phones and tablets have been free for years and years. Feature set is smaller than the Office 2021/365 for computers, but typically all one needs for most work.

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