If you have a subscription to Office 365, then you'll be able to download the Office 2016 apps to multiple computers. And the next.Īll of this is tied up in Office 365, Microsoft's key subscription service that is vital to its long-term health. Subscribe to Office now, and you'll get the next small update. Going forwards, Office 2016 will be updated as required, no tent pole release dates, just a program that evolves and stays relevant to you for the rest of your working life.
Heralded as 'the last version of Windows you will need', Windows 10 takes you down the path of constant updates, small changes as required, rolling bug fixes and new features, in essence a living breathing operating system. That doesn't mean Microsoft has skimped on the work - far from it - but this is a refining product, not a revolutionary product.Īnd that's the point where Office 2016 feels like an alchemical mirror to the Windows operating system.
In that sense the new release is playing to a captive and raptured audience. Much like the first mission of the Surface hardware is to stem the tide of people switching to alternative platforms, Office 2016 feels like an application for the faithful.
