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Originally Posted by Shades
But then why can't the OS make use of new features when they are there and not use those features when they're not? Oh, that's just planned obsolescence on the part of the OS, isn't it.
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Because a lot of newer software won't work on older hardware like processors without SSE2. So instead of causing all kinds of hassles, it's just easier to make the OS run on recent processors and then you don't have a support nightmare.
Current versions Calibre and Sigil will not install on XP because a lot of XP installations are running on too old hardware. It would be support nightmares to allow them to be installed.