Hello Joe,
Intel's position is very clear for me.
What is your feeling about the discussion I had with Microsoft people: The link: About Bluetooth A2DP SINK and SRC features - Microsoft Community
You say: A2DP SINK is not supported by Microsoft.
Microsoft says: "Microsoft allows implementation in Windows 8.1 yet the OEM device maker has to produce compatible hardware and drivers."
And according the discussion I had with Dell people, they don't provide such "driver".
Is there some way to bypass such situation ?
I'm fresh retired. On my professional LENOVO laptop under Windows 7 its speakers were able to play the audio streamed from an A2DP SRC device.