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    "Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 for Mac for $59.97",
    "skip those headaches and upgrade your Mac",
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  "textContent": "Macworld\n\n**TL;DR:** Get Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 for Mac for $59.97 (reg. $219)—a one-time purchase that includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote.\n\nAt the end of the day, those “free” productivity apps aren’t really free. Sure, they technically cost $0 upfront, but the tradeoff is usually formatting issues, missing features, compatibility problems, and way too much wasted time.\n\nRight now, you can skip those headaches and upgrade your Mac with Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 for just $59.97 (reg. $219). And unlike Microsoft 365, this is a lifetime license, meaning you pay once and use it forever.\n\nThis bundle includes the classic productivity tools most people rely on every day: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote. Whether you’re writing reports, building spreadsheets, creating presentations, or managing email, these are still the gold-standard apps used by businesses and schools worldwide.\n\nThe license is linked to your Microsoft account, so once it’s redeemed, the software stays tied to you rather than to a single device installation.\n\nFor Mac users who want reliable productivity tools without monthly subscriptions—or the frustration of “almost good enough” free apps—this deal is a straightforward upgrade.\n\nGet this lifetime license to Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 for just $59.97 (MSRP $219).\n\nMicrosoft Office Home & Business for Mac 2021: Lifetime LicenseSee Deal\n\n_StackSocial_ _prices subject to change._",
  "title": "“Almost Excel” isn’t Excel—Office for Mac is only $60 for a lifetime license"
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