https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/extended-secu...
Moreover Microsoft just released .NET 5 with Windows 7 support.
https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/5.0...
> The Extended Security Update (ESU) program is a last resort option for customers who need to run certain legacy Microsoft products past the end of support.
Windows 7 is EOL. ESU is meant to run legacy applications for some time after OS EOL. By definition, legacy applications will not use Qt 6.0.
I mean when you think about it Microsoft is doing pretty much the same thing during the two periods. It's just that past a certain point they are sure you would have moved on if you could and now they can price gouge you. It's a clever way to do pricing differenciation.
It's pretty clever no matter how you frame it. Deciders get a clear deadline, but once they inevitably run into the deadline completely unprepared they still have a way to get another three years transition period. Everyone is happy, and MS is a bit richer.
That's not correct, unless you count google chrome (and many other programs) as a legacy application.