https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-800A#:~:text=Steam%20Support%20%3A%3A%20Windows%207%20and%20Windows%208%20Support&text=As%20of%20January%201%202024,on%20those%20versions%20of%20Windows.
"As of January 1 2024, Steam will officially stop supporting the Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 operating systems. After that date, the Steam Client will no longer run on those versions of Windows."
More importantly - "In order to continue running Steam and any games or other products purchased through Steam, users will need to update to a more recent version of Windows."
Your argument is that you want to run the software that was intended to run on the hardware. That’s a fair argument, but that also applies to Steam, since it is software too.
And that’s totally fair. I’m not demanding or even expecting for Steam to support older operating systems. I just stated that this is one of the reasons I avoid VALVE and their products nowadays.
It’s my preference as a consumer, but voicing it seems to have riled up some dudes over here, like, for example, @ryanspeck who seems to be distressed and/or concerned by my consumer habits.
Fair enough, and that’s exactly what I would recommend for somebody who is in your position: avoid Steam.
I think the discontent from others comes from the vulnerabilities that come from using older Operation Systems online. If that’s the case, I agree with that point; things like Windows XP shouldn’t be used online anymore.