HT5628 No support of Windows 8 for late 2009 iMac?

I have an iMac late 2009, 2,8 GHz and i wonder why Windows 8 is not supported by Apple. After only 3 years no support by Apple.
A Mac Pro from 2009 get support, why?
Thank you Apple, this was my last computer bought from you.

Read projectRelentless thread here:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4897066
on how to install Windows 8 on non supported Macs.
BTW the Tackpad ++ drivers referenced Csound1 DO NOT work on the Magic Trackpad as Vladimir is concentracting on the MacBook Macbook Pro trackpads only for now.
There are some workarounds for the Madic Trackpad but they pale in comparison to Trackpad++

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