> believe the primary reason Windows has so many 'issues' in general is the sheer amount of hardware and ancient software that is supported The hardware part i

> believe the primary reason Windows has so many 'issues' in general is the sheer amount of hardware and ancient software that is supported The hardware part in the old days maybe - they have solved that problem. I am not sure beyond people's opinions there are any real issues directly attributable to backwards s/w compatibility.