So Microsoft's strategy of changing the operating system to require new applications and changing the applications to require a new operating system has now expanded to hardware. They are specifying new hardware to go with their new operating system and driving the market in any direction they like. The ultimate irony in this situation is that when Microsoft is late with a new operating system release, there is the risk that hardware will be in the channel that's certified for the new version that isn't shipping and won't work with the old. For hardware vendors, this means writing both old and new versions of the software just in case. And there is nothing anyone can do about this.
Resistance is futile.