


So, you can still buy a one-time license for Office 2019. The classic Retail license is still alive for Office 2019 and will be for Office 2021. The Retail Stand-Alone Office License: Still an Option Other than that there are no other changes. It’s a bit confusing that some Office 365 mentions are still present on Microsoft’s website, but you need to keep in mind the name change. Basically, the latter is being phased out, for some reason. I’ll be short: Microsoft 365 and Office 365 are the same thing as I’ve explained here. Maybe, it’s not correct to say VLK is gone for Office, but more like it has been transformed. Companies and Enterprises that are the typical users of volume licensing have other options to activate large numbers of licenses.
