You would think that after all these years, they would have learned to make it faster. Have you used the Windows search feature? Insanely slow. Microsoft Outlook is notorious for crashing, which means the Windows operating system can barely handle its Windows applications.
In Windows defense, we could blame the server and all that, but with over 30 years of experience, I would have had hope that the word "crash" would have been a thing of the past for a Microsoft. Unfortunately, you and I both know this is still a common issue with Microsoft.
Malware? Viruses? Also somehow, that is still a thing. I get it: Microsoft Windows is easy for viruses to take over, but again: 30 years of experience, testing with sandboxes, etc., would make me think that they could quickly prevent viruses or at least stop them dead in their tracks to alert the user.
I know that I still have to train older people to do things on Windows. So despite the efforts of Microsoft, Windows is still not as user-friendly to everyone nor is it idiot-proof. I purposely bought my mom a Chromebook just because my mom would kept her credit card information stolen or viruses all the time. I think with the Chromebook, in the 4 years she has been using it, we had one issue in which she downloaded a toolbar extension that attempted to take over the browser.
I used to also be a Mac OS user and until recently, when I had needed it to run some servers via terminal, I realized why I stopped using it. It prevents you from wanting to use your own computer and I feel like I'm a prisoner in the Mac OS world. Everything I was doing, from having to download an app, to even saving a file on my computer was nearly impossible. Mac OS users, you try saving a file using TextEdit? Can't even do that anymore. Maybe you can.. I could not figure it out.
Downloading an app? Had to enter in my password, then I had to enter in the account's credit card holder information (my girlfriend), and then I had to enter in her credit card information, and then I had to enter in the security code on the back of her credit card, and then I had to verify it through her email address. I thought this was the computer for the professional developer.. apparently not.
I have since switched to using just a Chromebook because it requires the least amount of work: Put in my password for my Google account and I am in. I can download at will and without worry about viruses. Everything I need is pretty much online or "there's an extension for that."
While I have been using my Macbook again for server-related stuff, I was thinking about just using another Chromebook I had, or another computer I had for Linux, and doing the server-related things on there instead, just because it seems these two are the least intrusive, and not only that: they load faster than Windows and Mac!
I definitely don't miss having to use antivirus software... AVG or Avast is what I used to use. AVG got big and spammy and Avast... well, no complaints, but I haven't needed to use that software in years. Lets not even get into the time Norton Antivirus destroyed my computer and locked me out. At least on my work computer, the IT guy has preventative measures to keep the employees from downloading anything. It sucks, but I just make requests for software I need, and he downloads it all on to my computer.