They probably did that because otherwise people would not accept that they had to buy new hardware in order to run it.
Honestly it's better with a version number. That way you could stay behind if you really want to. I am switching to Linux (finally) since I will simply use a remote desktop configuration for the only program I need to use for work that doesn't work on any other platform than windows.
You know, this is probably the most straightforward way to raise the hardware floor. Would anyone really prefer Fall Creators Update 2021 as the patch that killed Windows support for their machine, or a clean break with a new OS?
Honestly it's better with a version number. That way you could stay behind if you really want to. I am switching to Linux (finally) since I will simply use a remote desktop configuration for the only program I need to use for work that doesn't work on any other platform than windows.