Oh come on. It's hardly a foreign concept to have certified hardware/software environments for certain toolchains. Extended support for Win 7 is 2020. Win 8 is 2023.
Right, so you don't HAVE to upgrade. You never did?
I'm not advocating that people should be forced to upgrade. I'm advocating that upgrading is good for 99% of people and for the majority, they won't do so unless told to.
