[steffanA]

Because the title makes it sounds like Microsoft will charge for any security update in the future.

These are for end of life products and it is very common for companies to require additional support contracts to keep supporting them.

You do not have to continue using said version of Windows, upgrades are now essentially free, and as long as you are on a supported version of Windows, you will continue to get free security updates.

[sophacles]

The title says "for windows 10 updates". I don't understand how that suggests anything about other versions of windows, upgrade paths, or anything else misleading. Also, the article has all the info you replied with, and as i said - some of that is new to me. (Last time I ran windows in any serious way was a laptop that didn't have good linux support... That was when xp was the latest version. I just don't track MS very closely)

[steffanA]

Title is clickbait. I am sure the content of the article clears it up, but the title implies Microsoft is forcing all users to pay for normal security updates.

In reality, it's your choice to stay on an end-of-support OS and purchase updates if you wish to remain secure.