My read was that they would be getting money on a regular basis for Windows 7 this way. MS is pushing for Windows as SaaS hard, this pushes Windows 7 towards S

My read was that they would be getting money on a regular basis for Windows 7 this way. MS is pushing for Windows as SaaS hard, this pushes Windows 7 towards SaaS, aka the subscription model. For them it's the best of both worlds. Some stubborn places keep Win7, MS gets regular money from them, and then some day when they actually move to Windows 10 they keep selling them their "managment" features they're selling now. If not, they still replace the Windows Store $ and advertizing $ they get from Windows 10. Where's the downside for them? And in reality, they keep doing patches for YEARS anyway for big customers (US NAVY?) anyway, why not monetize it AND give a clear path to all future things they want to ell you? And all the while saying "You have to leave Windows 7" and washing their hands of lots of things, like WHQL for drivers, software testing, etc...