Whatever happened to the FREE Norton Anti-virus?

Okay, I have tried the trial version of NIS. It's decent, but I'm disabled, with no income.

I can not afford a license, and the trial is about to expire.

Whatever happened to the FREE Norton Anti-Virus?

I used to be a big supporter, as well as a dealer for Norton, back when had my PC Store.

Now, I can't believe that Norton would go all-paid on their customers.