They are still making a lot of money selling Windows. Every OEM has to buy a copy of Windows.
The only difference is that now they don't charge for upgrades. Which is extremely smart because the cost of supporting people on decade old OSes probably significantly exceeds the revenues earned from consumers who are buying Windows upgrades to their existing PCs.
Oh, and enterprise licenses are the same, if I am not mistaken.
Frankly, MS not making updates free earlier was them shooting themselves in their foot.
The only difference is that now they don't charge for upgrades. Which is extremely smart because the cost of supporting people on decade old OSes probably significantly exceeds the revenues earned from consumers who are buying Windows upgrades to their existing PCs.
Oh, and enterprise licenses are the same, if I am not mistaken.
Frankly, MS not making updates free earlier was them shooting themselves in their foot.