When I worked at NUMMI (Toyota and General Motors from 2000 to 2009 and then I retired), our company would not allow any upgrades from Microsoft, until several months of testing occurred. We could not afford a plant shutdown. I wrote software to make cars and trucks. Today Tesla occupies that establishment.
At home, I am confronted with attempting to shut down my computer at the end of the day. I will sometimes (once a day, week or month, etc.) receive a message to the effect -
do not turn off your computer - update! One update a few weeks ago took 45 minutes.
Over the years I have used CPM, MPM, DOS, Windows 286, 386, and all the rest of the Windows offerings, as well as all Apple offerings. When I was consulting (1993-2000) I would tell customers: "Do you want to play computer? Use a PC! Do you want to run your business? Use an Apple"!
At home, I have "enjoyed Microsoft updates". I would purchase an expensive piece of hardware or software, and shortly thereafter Microsoft would have an "update". This would often render my newly purchased computer goodies unusable. I would contact the vendor and they would tell me they were not going to update the software drivers, etc. This included but was not limited to HP, M Audio, Adobe, and the list goes on. You plank out $300-$1000 for software or hardware, and it no longer works. How nice! So thoughtful! Now that I am retired, I cannot stop eating or paying rent to purchase hardware or software to replace what Microsoft has deemed "obsolete".
With CPM, we had to write our own drivers. I learned what operating system addresses did what. If Microsoft (which used CPM as a foundation for its Operating Systems) wants to make hardware or software obsolete, it can choose to do so. You pay the price. For years, I have wondered what games are being played behind the scenes at Microsoft. They can pick and choose who their "friends" are. If you are in the computer hardware of software business, you are at the mercy of Microsoft. Do they like me or not? Will they allow my product to work with Windows? Stay tuned for the next update sports fans! Time will tell. But not to fear. Microsoft will surely come through and "do the right thing".
Please bend over, grab your ankles, and enjoy the experience!
Tom