[GingisK]

That is my situation, exactly. Now add specialized device programmers, compiler suites, and various utilities. Did I mention the logic analyzer that won't run on the newest OS?

With all of that bloat, you'd think they could handle the older stuff with little impact.

They merely choose to make me buy anew, without regard for my dependencies. Very unprofessional for a company that touts their bloatware as one means of remaining compatible while moving forward.

[null and void]

Most ATMs and a lot of medical equipment run on XP.

Microsoft does support XP for those applications, so it's not like they can't support XP, they can and do.

It's simply that they won't!

Just go buy their latest bloated, buggy and back door saturated OS and scrap the investments you have in everything else, like a good little peon.

Run along now...