Essentially a subscription service, Office 365 Home allows users to use Microsoft Office to up to 5 different PCs or Macs together with up to 5 tablets. While it might be a great value for users that owned multiple devices or for a family, users that owns only one device might not be able to utilize it fully for the amount they pay for Office 365 Home.
Hence, Microsoft recently came out with Office 365 Personal which caters such users and it is now available in Malaysia.
As opposed to Office 365 Home which costs RM 249.99 per year, the Office 365 Personal is priced at RM 189.99 annually which gives users the access for one PC or Mac and one tablet. Additionally, users also are able to subscribe it on monthly-basis for RM 18.99 per month while the Office 365 Home costs RM 24.99 per month.
Here’s a comparison between Office 365 Personal alongside Office 365 Home and Office Online (previously known as Office Web Apps):
Source: Microsoft APAC.
To purchase Office 365 Personal or Home, users are able to obtain them through authorized retailers throughout the country or directly through Microsoft APAC Online Store. As for Office Online, it is available through www.office.com.
