PC can't upgrade to W11? It doesn't matter!

Any new version of an OS brings with it ne

w sets of APIs and UI design elements, but they also support backward compatibility. That means, any application designed for previous version of Windows will continue to run on it, but any applications designed for the new OS will not work on older OS versions.

Hence, this is not an issue if the newer version of OS doesn't offer any significant benefit or change as compared to older versions as most of apps would be designed considering backward compatibility in mind. This is what is happening with Android. And this is what was happening for Windows from XP to Win 7.

However, if a version of OS 'reboots' due to change in its core components such as kernels, significant UI design or policies, the newer applications designed for that version would offer significant benefits that the developers cannot ignore. This then forces consumers to upgrade their OS or even hardware if required. This is what happened with Windows 10. It was fast, secure and had a modern UI.