In other words, you can continue to access a paid subscription for as long as you pay the monthly subscription fee. I have had my production Microsoft 365 account, for example, since 2012.

Instead of paying for Microsoft 365 every month forever, you can replace it with a lifetime license to Microsoft Office and get many of the same apps, minus the subscription fees.

Microsoft 365, formerly Microsoft Office, includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. It's a subscription service, but there are ways to use it for free.