(C) BoingBoing This story was originally published by BoingBoing and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Microsoft Office is just $28, but only through July 26 [1] ["Boing Boing'S Shop"] Date: 2026-07-20 Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for $27.97 instead of $219.99. The one-time purchase includes eight familiar productivity apps for one PC, with no recurring subscription fee. The deal ends July 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Subscriptions have quietly colonized everything. Music, movies, doorbells, heated car seats, and probably your toaster by next Tuesday. Fortunately, Microsoft Office does not have to join the monthly parade. Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows is currently $27.97 — that's $192 off the regular price of $219.99. You pay once, download the software to one compatible Windows PC, and keep using it without another bill arriving every month wearing a tiny productivity-themed hat. Eight familiar apps, one deeply unfashionable payment The package includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, Access, and the free version of Teams. That covers writing, spreadsheets, presentations, email, notes, database wrangling, desktop publishing, and meetings that absolutely could have been emails. Because these are locally installed desktop apps, you can keep working without relying on a constant internet connection. Office 2021 is compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 11, and the license is designed for one PC. Be aware that this is the 2021 edition, so it does not include every new feature Microsoft has added to its subscription products since then. What it does include is the classic Office experience many people already know, minus the obligation to keep renting it. For PCs that do more than collect browser tabs This deal is for your Windows PC that truly handles the unglamorous machinery of modern life: tax spreadsheets, résumés, school projects, invoices, meeting decks, and the Word document someone emailed with absolutely no explanation. Students, freelancers, remote workers, spreadsheet sorcerers, and the household's unpaid IT department can all put the eight-app bundle to work. It is especially useful for anyone who keeps encountering Office files and would prefer to open them without entering another subscription-based relationship. Get Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for $27.97, regularly $219.99. this deal ends July 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows: Lifetime License See Deal StackSocial prices subject to change. See other items in the shop. [END] --- [1] Url: https://boingboing.net/2026/07/20/microsoft-office-is-just-28-but-only-through-july-26.html Published and (C) by BoingBoing Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/boingboing/