[ronnietherocket3]

This is restrictive trade practice, which is illegal. It is time for the Feds to give Microsoft the 'ole IBM/AT&T treatment.

It may very well be that in order to support the CPU Microsoft has to do work. I do not believe that the FedGov can force Microsoft to provide an upgrade. In addition, neither Intel nor AMD are obligated to do work so someone else can sell a product.

[GingisK]

I don’t read this as Microsoft refusing to support old OSs on the new hardware. I read this as Microsoft having the hardware specifically made to prevent any other operating system from working with that new hardware.