We’ll look at how to cancel an Office 365 subscription below. Especially when you consider you could end it at any time. When you compare that cost to the yearly subscription it might not seem as extortionate after all. Also, keep in mind that the Office bundles used to cost a lot more than today’s subscription price – the standard edition of Office 2008 for Mac cost £349.99 for example. Had you bought the software the money would already have been paid. If you don’t use the software, or you find an alternative you prefer, you can end your subscription. There are benefits to the subscription model though. Some people may feel uncomfortable about essentially renting the software.

The issue isn’t necessarily the fact that people are required to pay to use the apps, but rather the fact that Microsoft moved to a subscription model a few years ago. If you use Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook for commercial purposes then you need to subscribe.

Microsoft requires that you have an Office 365 subscription if you are using the apps for work. This is because Microsoft presumes that if you are using a device with a screen bigger than 10.1 inches you are using it for professional purposes.

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