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From the article:

With Windows 8.1 they did it again, if you didn’t upgrade from 8 to 8.1, you were cut off from security patches almost immediately.

From wikipedia:
Microsoft markets Windows 8.1 as an "update" rather than as a "service pack" or "upgrade".[199] However, Microsoft's support lifecycle policy treats Windows 8.1 similarly to previous Windows service packs: it is part of Windows 8's support lifecycle, and upgrading to 8.1 is required to maintain access to mainstream support and Windows updates after January 12, 2016.

2 years is not "almost immediately." I'm using W8 and I like it, and it is fully supported with security patches. Semiaccurate.com is semi-accurate, at best.

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>>>>>>2 years is not "almost immediately." I'm using W8 and I like it, and it is fully supported with security patches.<<<<

Question: How many security patches for Windows 8 you installed since May 15 this year?

Methinks none. I also think you were not paying attention to what is going on.

Here's why. When 8.1 upgrade was released, I downloaded it the next day but could not install it(dreaded xxxx12 error message). As a result, I was NOT able to get ANY security patches for Windows 8 because there weren't any anymore. "Remedies" Microsoft provided on their website were completely useless and reminded me of Windows 3.11 time joke about an aviator being lost and landing on Microsoft campus.

As a desperate measure, I had to uninstall Windows, install fresh Windows 8, dowload and apply 96 (!) patches and then install Windows 8.1 upgrade, and all my software applications.

What a waste of time. Because of the Microsoft shoddy product, I had to spend the entire Saturday working on this. My time is worth at least $400, more than Microsoft charges for Windows. Good thing is I was able to do it alone and not having to pay someone to do it for me.

If you are still on Windows 8.0 your PC is at risk.