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I'm someone who stuck with Windows 7. The history of Windows has been so shaky, and the general software quality of Microsoft is so low, that the only rational

I'm someone who stuck with Windows 7. The history of Windows has been so shaky, and the general software quality of Microsoft is so low, that the only rational strategy with Windows is "if it ain't broken, don't fix it." I have both Windows and Mac hardware, and I prefer to update my Mac OS as soon as updates are available. On reflection, I suppose it's because the software quality is always high, and I know the core linux-based OS won't have any major changes. Upgrading, except for the occasional "I guess networking doesn't work now," is a pleasant and expected process. There are also rarely, at least for me, compatibility issues with existing software and newer Mac OS versions. It seems like major versions of Windows are completely different operating systems, with "improvements" built on top of original hacks and poor code, and news reports of zero day crippling flaws in every new version. And of course, Windows 10 looks visually terrible. Flat design in general looks bad, but Windows 10 seems to have done something especially colorblind with it.

Laforet 10y ago
As someone stuck with Windows Vista (no sarcasm intended, although I shall be upgrading later this year when patches stop coming) I beg to differ. There is a continued degree of improvement since the Windows 9x days and in the meantime Windows have displaced Mac OS and Linux in certain market segments because of its code quality not despite of it. It is impressive that they have maintained great legacy support alongside it. The current tirade against Windows 10 is not really that different to the period after Windows XP came out just because it is radically different to its predecessor, yet the latter eventually became the most long lived MS product ever. A similar torrent of FUD did kill Vista's reputation, but as we all know Windows 7 is just minor upgrade but this rebranding is enough to pacify the most vocal critics. Make me wonder if Jobs was right that users really have no idea whats the best for them.
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Laforet 10y ago

As someone stuck with Windows Vista (no sarcasm intended, although I shall be upgrading later this year when patches stop coming) I beg to differ. There is a continued degree of improvement since the Windows 9x days and in the meantime Windows have displaced Mac OS and Linux in certain market segments because of its code quality not despite of it. It is impressive that they have maintained great legacy support alongside it. The current tirade against Windows 10 is not really that different to the period after Windows XP came out just because it is radically different to its predecessor, yet the latter eventually became the most long lived MS product ever. A similar torrent of FUD did kill Vista's reputation, but as we all know Windows 7 is just minor upgrade but this rebranding is enough to pacify the most vocal critics. Make me wonder if Jobs was right that users really have no idea whats the best for them.

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