(I asked if they also were for sale via other retail outlets, but no word back from Microsoft.) The boxed copies of both the Windows PC and Mac versions of Office 2016 are both available through Microsoft's online and brick-and-mortar stores as of today, September 22. While Microsoft is encouraging users to get its latest Office suite by subscribing to Office 365 (consumer and/or business), those who shun subscriptions can still buy the latest bits.Ī one-time purchase of Office 2016 - for either Windows PCs or Macs - costs $149 for the Office Home & Student $229 for the Office Home and Business and $399 for Office Professional. Microsoft AI tools to take down Windows support scam masterminds