>the real question is why did MS screw this up so bad and integrate OS and web runtime to such a degree they can't support more of their user base? They didn't

>the real question is why did MS screw this up so bad and integrate OS and web runtime to such a degree they can't support more of their user base? They didn't see it as a screw up, they did it intentionally to push people into upgrading to new windows releases. They did not count on people having no interest in upgrading their computers any more, which is how most people got new windows versions.