It's amazing how nobody complains about this with any other operating system -- at least since Leopard/Snow Leopard (IIRC - that was the one that had major comp

It's amazing how nobody complains about this with any other operating system -- at least since Leopard/Snow Leopard (IIRC - that was the one that had major compatibility EOL). The problem isn't the EOL. The problem is that the newer versions of Windows are user-hostile and the alternatives are being retired.