
However, Microsoft made it clear that the one-PC-per-license deals were obsolete and likely to be retired from HUP. The prices for these packages quoted to Computerworld's staffers - the publication's parent company, IDG, has HUP rights - displayed even steeper discounts than for Office 365: Office Professional Plus 2019, which lists for $559, was just $19.04, while Office Home & Business 2019 for Mac was only $14.99 (retail price, $249.99). Perpetual license products - Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows 10 and Office Home & Business 2019 for Mac (macOS) - may also be available to a customer with HUP rights. Notably, once purchased at discount, all future renewals will also be at the lower price, even if the buyer no longer works for the organization. Office 365 subscriptions acquired via HUP will simply extend existing Home and Personal plans the employee may already have. Reports in February said that the consumer subscriptions would soon come to HUP it's unclear when Office 365 Home and Personal were first offered to HUP participants. The offer of Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal, however, is new. HUP has long offered employees of eligible organizations discounts on perpetual Office licenses, those purchased with one-time payments that grant the user rights to run the software as long as desired, even theoretically in perpetuity.
