Microsoft hikes Office 2019 retail prices by up to 10%

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Microsoft raised prices for the retail versions of Office 2019 by as much as 10% when it began selling the application suite earlier this
month.The price increases were similar to those announced in July for commercial licenses sold in volume
Then, Microsoft said that such licenses would cost 10% more than the ones for Office 2016, with CALs (client access licenses) required for
applications to connect to Windows Server, Exchange Server and the like, slated to climb as much as 30%.[ Related: Mastering your Outlook
inbox ]All these were perpetual licenses, ones paid for with a single, up-front fee, which in return gives the buyer the right to use the
software in perpetuity
The licenses, in other words, have no expiration date and users may run the programs as long as they want.