That's not what I was informed of. Indeed, they tried to make people think the free-edition was gone and that they had to buy to continue receiving their services... *sighs* A common trick I fell for... *blushes*
Thanks for letting me know, but it's okay! I got Avast, which seemingly is better, and updates as often as AVG does, etc. Plus, it detected and dealt with things AVG didn't even find in my computer.