Quote Originally Posted by Xiahou
It still ultimately comes back to "because they didn't want to" for the reason for no DX10 in XP.
You could well be right, however I'm usually more enraged about such things in the hardware industry which force me to buy almost a whole new computer because they keep changing slots and compatibilities. Nothing against progress, but it sometimes seems like they care even less about compatibility, except maybe ASUS, who keep churning out cheap motherboards under the name of AsRock which are sometimes very compatible and upgradeable, like the one I have now. Many others just go for the enthusiasts who can afford a whole new computer every year.
At some point they all cut support, some people still use Win 98, does that mean it should get DX10?