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I can't buy it once off Amazon? It's only good for a year?
Microsoft sells a traditional single version license (i.e., one-time price, no recurring subscription, no free upgrades to Office 2017 or whatever comes next) for a single Mac.

They also sell an annual subscription for less, which includes upgrades to the next major version(s) as well as license to install on up to 5 Macs/PCs plus 5 tablets/phones. The catch though is you must pay the annual subscription fee or the software will lock when it expires.
 
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