With each new release of Windows, MS has not addressed the legacy of its prior releases.
Instead of adopting a "live and let live" approach, they have instead chosen a strategy of forcing users to migrate to the latest version.
Which is exactly why I installed Linux on my desktop.
I cannot afford to buy a new OS every 1.5 years which requires me to upgrade my hardware to maintain the same level of function.
The real question is how long will the hardware manufacturers remain slaves to MS?
From modems to Intel to Dell, they fear the MS pressure to conform to the MS view of the world.
The message is clear, if you support Linux, you will no longer get MS support....
Is that really what free competition is about?
I used to think that in America, we were free to do what we liked...but in the MS world, you must conform to what MS likes or be forever ostracized because MS does not make any money on the transaction.
Is that really what America stands for?
The funny thing is that if MS ever wakes up, they would soon realize they could make more money cooperating with the Linux community than trying to circumvent the free market system.