Presumably, we're not -- updates will be free, and the policy "pays" from increased focus and less disruption within Microsoft's product strategy. After a perio

Presumably, we're not -- updates will be free, and the policy "pays" from increased focus and less disruption within Microsoft's product strategy. After a period, they only need maintain one version, and none of the updates can hurt adoption. In other words, they've just announced that they're not going to pull another Vista or Windows 8 that damaged their brand, and neither are they going to make the mistake of supporting XP for so many many years again.