Microsoft 'Confirms' Windows 7 New Monthly Charge
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2018/09/08/microsoft-windows-7-monthly-charge-windows-10-free-upgrade-cost/#1bfa5ed12db1
Microsoft MSFT +0.44% has always described Windows 10 “as a service” and
leaks have already revealed new monthly charges are coming. Of course,
for Windows 7 owners this was never something they expected to pay. But
times change…
In a new blog post entitled “Helping customers shift to a modern
desktop”, Microsoft has announced that it will indeed start charging
Windows 7 customers a monthly fee from January 14th 2020, if they want
to keep their computers safe.
If this date rings a bell, that’s because it is the day Microsoft will
end ‘Extended Support’ for Windows 7 according to the company’s
Lifecycle page. This means no more patches or security updates unless,
as we now learn, you pay. Furthermore, Microsoft says it will increase
the cost of this every year.
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