Every time you transfer the software to a new device, you must remove the software from the prior device.
If you transfer the software to another device, that other device becomes the “licensed device.” You may also transfer the software to a device owned by someone else if (i) you are the first licensed user of the software and (ii) the new user agrees to the terms of this agreement. If you acquired the software from a retailer as stand-alone software, you may transfer the software to another device that belongs to you, but not more than one time every 90 days (except due to hardware failure, in which case you may transfer sooner). Stand-alone software acquired from a retailer. In the licence terms it states the following (note the part in bold):ī. I have just been on live chat with Microsoft support regarding transferring a retail copy of Office 2016 Home & Business to another user.