You can use the products but you won’t be able to get support from Microsoft. Microsoft has also discontinued mainstream support for them. Office 2016 vs Office 365Īlthough they’re not perfect, translation services such as Microsoft Translator are becoming more accurate and more useful. You can choose between Office Home & Student 2016 product for Windows and Office Home & Student 2016 product for Mac (both are $150). You can also use Office on one tablet, either an iPad, Android, or Windows tablet. Office 365 Personal lets you install Office on one computer or Mac at a given time. Office 2016 may be the better option if you are certain you will be happy with Office 2016 for at least two years, and you don’t mind these limitations. If you are the type of person who likes to update every version of Office, Office 365 is for you. While these prices may fluctuate over time we see lower prices on Amazon than at Microsoft’s.