"The carrots alone didn't lure 1 billion users, so Microsoft's breaking out the sticks."
"Microsoft has a lot riding on Windows 10, and it makes sense that the company wants to spread it as far and wide as possible. But in an era where Macs are a lone bright spot in the PC industry, iOS sales overtook Windows sales for the first time ever, and Linux-based Steam Machines are mounting a serious threat to one of the PC’s remaining bastions—gaming—Microsoft might want to stop shaking an iron fist at happy Windows 7 and 8 users. By abandoning legacy support for software and hardware and all but shoving the operating system down peoples’ throats, Microsoft runs the risk of angering its loyal user base, as well as tossing Windows’ hard-earned reputation for consistency in the garbage."