Although things might be different with Windows 10 and 11, people have had plenty of bad experiences with the previous versions. For example, if we change the

Although things might be different with Windows 10 and 11, people have had plenty of bad experiences with the previous versions. For example, if we change the version number, we get a slightly different picture: "...Windows 7 will continue to run on your computer perfectly fine. Microsoft are not changing anything about Windows 7, or the way people use Windows 7, or removing any Windows 7 'ownership' that people have right now." Remember Windows 7 having constant nag screens in it to upgrade? Remember Microsoft pushing their godawful Metro design, alongside a lack of a proper Start menu, before that was patched out? Remember people discovering that their OSes had forcefully upgraded after leaving their computers unattended for a while? Given all of that, a bit of distrust is to be expected.