The discrepancy in timing possibly has to do with Microsoft waiting to put the volume licensing product on its October product list. However, Microsoft's MSDN subscribers were able to get this version last month. October 1 was noteworthy as being the first day that volume licensing customers could download Office 2016 Professional Plus for Windows from the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center. Microsoft uses a slightly different Office 2016 product name for its volume licensing customers, labeling it "Office 2016 Professional Plus." For Office 365 business plan subscribers, the Office 2016 product is called either "Office 365 Business" or "Office 2016 ProPlus." The standalone boxed retail Windows product with a "perpetual license" simply goes by the "Microsoft Office 2016" product name. With all of those factors considered, Microsoft either rolled out the Office 2016 product last month or made it available for upgrade (but not necessarily an automatic upgrade), or it planned for a later product delivery. Office 2016 is offered either as part of a monthly subscription plan, as a volume licensing annuity product or as a standalone retail product with a "perpetual license." It comes in various consumer and business editions. The Office 2016 product that you get will depend on how it was offered by Microsoft. However, if you really want Office 2016 now, it's possible to get it, in most cases.Ĭonfusion about product availability can happen because of the various Office 2016 product names and editions. The Office 2016 product releases appear to be a somewhat phased rollout. The standalone Office 2016 for Mac retail product was announced by Microsoft as being available in September. Microsoft released this statement from a spokesperson confirming the August release: "On August 5th, Volume Licensing customers were able to get the new Office for Mac." The volume licensing version gets downloaded via the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center. ![]() Microsoft had said back then that its volume licensing customers would be able to get Office 2016 for Mac in August, but some readers have said they couldn't get it then. ![]() Office 2016 for Mac was released in July for Office 365 subscribers.
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