Not hogwash. Many PC builders have contracts with Microsoft that prevent them from offering drivers for XP.
Also going unnoticed is that printer manufacturers have pulled Windows 98 drivers from their support sites. Not just for new models, but for their older models.
That's not the same as "can't" be done............
“Also going unnoticed is that printer manufacturers have pulled Windows 98 drivers from their support sites.”
I have noticed that as well. I volunteer at a thrift store from time to time refurbishing stuff for internal use as well as for sell, and the ability to reuse older printers on older hardware is quite hampered by this.