I think the current QA process is a deliberate outcome. If you invest drastically less in testing and mark some hardware configs as unsupported, eventually thes

I think the current QA process is a deliberate outcome. If you invest drastically less in testing and mark some hardware configs as unsupported, eventually these hardware configs break. Like with anything, lack of care leads to degradation. The core functions remain for a while, but without support it's clear where this leads. Microsoft has no reason to be embarrassed or surprised, they chose the circumstances that made this happen!