It exists. It's called Windows 10 Enterprise Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB).
Even better, it doesn't push bullshit new features down your throat. It only comes with security updates. And even those, you can chose not to install on a case-by-case basis.
The best part about it is that it doesn't come with Metro apps either. It's basically like an improved Windows 7 (but you can install the (Metro) Windows Store if you make a custom image, and then you can have Metro apps).
However, you can't get it. No sir, you need a special contract with Microsoft to get it. It's ridiculous. No, Microsoft hasn't changed a bit. I cringe when I see all this hype about "the new Microsoft".
Doesn't help much for my home box.
I keep thinking some Linux / BSD group would get it together and go for this still big market, but they are worse at marketing than Microsoft. I had such high hopes for ARM-based PCs.
Apple doesn't seem too interested in taking over the PC market or even releasing new PCs.
If you haven't given up entirely on ARM Linux-based desktops and laptops, you might want to check out this project:
> some Linux / BSD group would get it together and go for this still big market
I don't think they'd be interested in writing Windows drivers and the NDAs they'd need to sign would probably end their careers in open-source. What you can do is to install a thin supported OS that can host VMs and install Windows 7 on one. Oracle's VirtualBox even has some support for GPUs.
Just because people use some software or websites that publicly display themselves, does not mean they would ever be willing to accept everything they do on their computer being visible to random strangers.
Kids on the other hand... Stripping away privacy has them so unihibited the average not-even-teenagers-yet cyberkids are sexting friends and total strangers alike instead of drinking an old fashioned beer.
And I used to worry they would never learn to write by hand :(
Its a very big step to be in a situation where [i]everything[/i] you do on a computer comes with zero expectation of privacy, despite the corporate attempts to machinate the two because cloud.
I'm seeing a greater and greater move to "airgapped" (network but not internet connected) machines in the home for exactly this reason. (even if it is still very small scale, that's where these trends start).
I'm currently looking for a solution that blocks all connections by default for the entire network, with a simple gui to allow failed hostnames/ip addresses and with the option to demilitarise one or two server style machines for torrents and cloud services that then serve only that content to the rest of the internal network. (like hostfile blocking only at the IP level and defaulting to whitelist). Something like a blend of IPTABLES and wireshark with a simple ui.
I know they exist (I've seen something similar in large corporate offices), but not seen anything for SHO.
Most people can't easily switch OSes. You can easily install uBlock or some other ad and tracking blocking addon to prevent Google and Facebook from spying on you.