MS used to be legendary for its efforts to maintain backward compatibility. I think it has lost a lot of credibility after the way it has managed Windows forwar

MS used to be legendary for its efforts to maintain backward compatibility. I think it has lost a lot of credibility after the way it has managed Windows forward compatibility and support recently though. It is apparently scrambling to offer extended support schemes right now rather than deal with the inevitable fallout of forcibly retiring Windows 10 on so many still-functional devices with no upgrade path to 11 even available. It hasn't been very long since it forcibly obsoleted the Windows 7/8 generations that were also still in use on a significant number of devices at the time but did not include the level of control (or intrusion if you prefer) that Microsoft evidently wanted of its users' devices. The difference this time is that it's showing contempt for even large customers' control. Corporate IT departments with all those externally imposed constraints can resist compromise and surrendering control much more strongly than most home users or small organisations.