Last fall, for example, Microsoft released a preview of Outlook 2016 for OS X only for Office 365 subscribers. Microsoft has remained adamant that Office 365 gets first dibs on new releases - initially, simply changes and new features that rarely, if ever, made it to the standalone-licensed editions - but with Office 2016 on both Windows and Macs, the firm has taken that a step further, giving subscribers exclusive access months before others. Office 365 subscriptions start at $70 annually for consumers (Personal) and climb to $240 per user per year in business (Enterprise E3).
'All you need is an Office 365 subscription (Office 365 Home, Personal, Business, Business Premium, E3 or ProPlus), which includes the rights to use Office applications on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android devices.' 'Office 365 subscribers can get the newest version of Office for Mac today,' said Kirk Koenigsbauer, Microsoft's top executive for the Office team.
