Get Windows 10 (GWX) is a virus

[1337 Gamer]

sethnintendo said:

1337 Gamer said:

Its faster, more streamlined and obviously DirectX12 is a big one. I personally find the UI almost exactly the same as windows 7. Most of the differences are cosmetic in nature as windows 10 is alot like windows 7 from a UI aspect. 

Then call me old fashion.  If it isn't broke then don't fix it.  I am sticking with 7 till 2020 at least.  Every Windows iteration seems to dumb things down and make it difficult to get to change the settings to your desire.  If people like Windows 10 then that is fine.  I just don't like the heavy handed tactics they are trying to pull to get me to switch.  I don't see any benefit into switching.

Ill agree with you on the heavy handed part. However the more people that stick with old obsolete software the more resources microsoft has to waste to patch security and vulnerabilities. I think thats ultimately what this is about. Fragmentation is never a good thing for compatibility sake. Just ask Google. If i were them i would vastly accelerate the timeline for end of support on these old operating systems. Focus on compatibility and migration (basically make sure every program that works on windows 7 and 8 work on windows 10 and then pull the damn plug. The more i use Windows 7 at work the more i realize how archaic and old its really starting to seem. 

 

By doing this everyone is a winner. Microsoft wins because they dont have to waste resources and manpower updating these old operating systems. The forward thinking consumer wins because they get better compatibility support (I still have yet to find a program that doesnt work on it but im sure there is some program out there from the 1990s that some small businesses use that dont work well) and those like you that dont want to upgrade for whatever their reasons may be, win because they will be left alone.