Until Sept. 1, you can get Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for life for $30
THE SO WHAT
A $30 ‘lifetime’ Office license undercuts subscription ARPU and normalizes bargain-basement pricing for core productivity tools. If you’re selling horizontal SaaS, assume buyers will benchmark you against one-time-license economics, not just other subscriptions.
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