@Dashrender said in Windows 11 versus 10:
While we all agree the original release of Windows 11 and the 8th Gen Intel CPU requirement was garbage, it's now believed to be understood why this was put out by MS.
MS is including VBS (Virtual based Security) in Windows 11 22H2, which requires an 8th Gen Intel CPU.
Presuming this was MS's intention to include this on day one, but it wasn't ready for mainstream use - makes sense why the requirements where what they were.
That doesn't mean it should be required, only required for that feature. That, in no way, makes it better or "understood." Of course new CPUs have new features and we are limited by that. Windows 10 could get that feature and be in the same boat, but without artificially screwing people with old hardware.
So absolutely in no way is that WHY Microsoft made the limitation. That limitation is 100% to sell more hardware, period. That's not even plausible marketing BS to say that they made that limitation "because" of some unreleased new feature. That's not the case.