Although this Office 2019 software won't be continually updated, it will receive 'quality and security updates'. Microsoft said Office 2019 includes a 'meaningful subset of features that are found in Office 365', and it's not part of Office 365. You can purchase the suite once and use it as much as you want, but you won't get feature updates. So, the company is rolling out Office 2019 for Mac and Windows. 'We recognize that some customers can't move to the cloud in the near term,' it explained. While the company has been encouraging users to its cloud-based subscription service, Office 365, in order for them to access Office apps and regular feature updates, it realises some people still simply want to buy Office like the used to: once - that's it - with no subscription fee. (Pocket-lint) - Microsoft has launched the latest version of its productivity suite, Office 2019, for Windows and Mac users as a one-time purchase option.