The software very much takes a “cloud first” approach and looks to compete almost directly with services like Google Drive. In order to use the software, you must have an Office 365 subscription, which runs $99.99 per year or $9.99 per month.Ī few months back, we went hands-on with Microsoft’s Office for Mac 2016. Today, Microsoft has released the official public build of Office for Mac 2016. Earlier this year, Microsoft unveiled the entirely redesigned Office for Mac 2016 preview and introduced a variety of new features to go along with the fresh appearance.