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Unless, of course, you have a very expensive CAD program that won’t run on 7 or 10...

[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.