So if you buy a new PC, then you can install Office/Outlook on that machine as well. Reassign license benefitĪnother benefit of having a retail license is that you can reassign the license to another main PC without needing to buy a new one. So when you have a desktop computer and a laptop and you are the main user of both machines, then you can use Office/Outlook with only 1 retail license.
In this case a “mobile device” stands for any mobile computer capable of running Windows and Office such as a laptop, tablet or a netbook. In addition to that main PC, the main user of that PC is also allowed to install it on 1 mobile device that he/she is also the main user of. With a retail license you have the choice on which machine you want to install Office or Outlook on this is called your main PC. This means that you bought Outlook or Office separate from the machine that you want to install it on (this could still mean that you have bought it at the same time though but they are just not “linked” to each other as would be the case with OEM and Product Key Card licenses). You most likely have a retail license when you bought Outlook or an Office Suite that contains Outlook “in a box”.
However, many people are not aware of this benefit of having a retail license. Ok, so “free” is a relative term here as basically it is included with the license of the original which you already paid for. It's actually worth it as it states that you can use it on a second device as well within the same single license without any additional cost. Yesterday’s tip was about getting rid of the EULA notification but have you taken the time to read it before?