Standalone editions of Office 2016 are now available for Mac users who prefer not to subscribe to Office 365.

According to Mac Rumors, Microsoft recently announced this week that its latest suite of applications, servers and services will be available for Mac as a one-time purchase.

Mac users can avail of Office 2016 Home & Student edition for only $150. However, the package only applies to one Mac and limits users to 15GB of One Drive cloud storage. Furthermore, it doesn't support Outlook, Publisher, Access and handset transferability. Sixty minutes of Skype calling and tech support are a no-show as well.

On the other hand, Office 2016 Home & Business edition costs $230. Its only difference from its much cheaper counterpart is that it has support for Outlook.

That being said, both editions are perfect for Mac users who are in need of word and datasheet processors but don't want nor need the other Microsoft applications. The standalone editions feature Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.

To put both deals into perspective, Mac users pay $70 and $100 respectively for their Office 365 subscriptions.

The steep asking price might be a benefit for some since the subscription allows 1TB One Drive cloud storage plus support for Outlook, Publisher, Access, handset transferability as well as Sixty minutes of Skype calling and tech support.

Contrastingly, the add-ons might not be such a necessity for students, moderate data encoders and the like.

As for what potential customers can expect from the new standalone editions, it will feature redesigned apps with enhanced interfaces that are in line with Microsoft's latest flagship software.

Office 2016 Home & Business edition for Windows has also been made available via Office 365. Subscription prices for the said suite range from $70 to $100 while its standalone purchase costs $230. Meanwhile, Office 2016 Professional for Windows comes with Access and Publisher all for the one-time price of $400.

It should be noted that Office 2016 was released for Mac users through Office 365 in July 2015. Back then, Microsoft promised to release standalone editions of its latest suite sometime in September. The Washington-based tech giant apparently did well with their word.

In other Microsoft Office news, Samsung's pair of flagship devices has started receiving Microsoft Office applications via the latest Android update.

According to Myce, the patch installs Android versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote to the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge.

The patch is still in its early phase of seeding. Some owners of the pair of Galaxy S6 devices might have access to it before others in some regions can. Lastly, the latest Android update packs a punch at roughly 220 MB, Microsoft News reported.