MS Office is switching to a new pricing plan. Now you can get a one-year license to full copy of MS Office Professional, combined with the benefits of Office 365, starting at $12 a month. A single user is allowed to store the software on up to 5 machines.

The price for a permanent Office license has been reduced.  However, you only get one install.

Office 365 Home Premium gives you a one-year license, for up to five users for the home use of Office. This includes all members of the suite, including Access. However, Business use is strictly prohibited.

Need more details. Unfortunately, there is no single place on the MS website that lays out all the options in plain English. PC World, and PC Mag provided fairly good overviews back in September of 2012, when the program was officially announced. 

A recent article from Computer World gives another good overview. However, its description of the annual license for business owners is a little sparse. That's the piece of the puzzle that most business users will be curious about.

The product is already being sold at the retail level, so you can stop by your nearest brick and mortar retailer to get the info that you cannot get from the net.

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