Windows 7

Windows 7 is due to reach End Of Life mid-January of 2020.

Why should they support it, especially when Microsoft was offering free upgrades for the longest time?

Supposedly it is still free in some ways.

Bleeping Computer Article on Free Upgrade

@viscosepenguin5 said in Windows 7:

1. I decide when my things are EOL.
2. Because I'm the customer?
3. Supposedly?

1. No, you decide when you want to upgrade but Windows 7 is going to stop getting updates in less than a month. Windows 7 is EOL regardless of what you say. The people who develop/sell a product are the ones who choose that.
   It would be absurd for Microsoft/Rare to dedicate resources towards a product no longer being supported.
2. The customer is definitely not always right. You are drunk if you think you as a single customer have any power here.
   "I demand Microsoft release Sea of Thieves on Xbox 360" See how silly that sounds?
3. In about 30 seconds of Googleing I can find ten different sources on how to currently upgrade from Win7 to Win10 for free and legally. Spend a few seconds doing it and you'll be upgraded on a faster OS.

@viscosepenguin5 said in Windows 7:

If Half-Life: Alyx is released as Windows 10 exclusive I will blame Rare.

You're going to blame one game studio owned by Microsoft for another game being released by a different studio not owned by Microsoft?
Might as well blame Netflix releasing Stranger things on Netflix only as the reason The Mandalorian is only on Disney +.
Also, I guess you better start blaming Rare as they are already stating you need Win10.

System Requirements
MINIMUM:
OS: Windows 10
Processor: Core i5-7500 / Ryzen 5 1600
Memory: 12 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 1060 / RX 580 - 6GB VRAM

Additionally, the game requires the Xbox app from the Microsoft Store which is only supported on Windows 10. I seriously can't tell if you're just trolling or not.