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Microsoft herds biz users to Windows 10 by denying support for Win 7 and 8 on new CPUs

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Something missing here

So Hardware suppliers are colluding with microsoft to ensure that only the new 'best' windows will work on their new hardware? That means that they will sell less new kit to businesses that want a bit more power or just replacements. The net effect will be a reduction in sales for such reasons.

The only reason for buying new (assuming you want to stick with Windows 7) will be because your machines no longer perform or function as needed

So is that what's missing from the picture : an agreement between Microsoft and the Hardware vendors whereby Microsoft promise to kill Windows 7 on old machines while manufacturers promise to ensure that it doesn't run on new machines?

And what about Linux? Lots of assumptions here that it will be an alternative to Windows 10 on new hardware, but that will depend on hardware suppliers being free with the needed information.

Something very smelly going on here.

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