Heres Why Microsoft Will Only Optimize Windows 10 For Intel Kaby Lake And AMD Zen

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There has been quite a bit of noise and plenty of confusion online lately, since news broke that Microsoft would only be fully supporting Intel's and AMD's next-generation processor microarchitectures ? codenamed Kaby Lake and Zen, respectively ? with Windows 10. Some publications and scores of readers pegged the decision as a pure marketing move by Microsoft and derided the company for forcing users to upgrade to Windows 10.

On the surface, we understand why such a statement would make some people cringe. Not supporting Windows 7, which remains the second most popular desktop OS with enthusiasts, or the much-maligned Windows 8, means consumers will technically have fewer options and less choice when these processors actually hit the market. But that's not necessarily the case...
 Heres Why Microsoft Will Only Optimize Windows 10 For Intel Kaby Lake And AMD Zen @ HotHardware