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Why would I want Windows 10 if 7 is working fine? The only major upside is hi dpi and touch screen support, which I only care about on newer devices. Also the stability is substantially worse because Microsoft will force update my machine frequently with updates that can take 30+ minutes.

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Very much each to their own. Even though I use FreeBSD, I personally love Windows 10 and feel like it's a significant improvement over Windows 7 and 8.1.

Unless you're technically inclined, there's nothing really exciting about going to windows 10, but a lot of things can go wrong. I'm not saying 10 is bad, I just see no real incentives to upgrade from 7. (Im using 10 btw, I just can't think of a real reason why a 7 user needs to switch)

>Also the stability is substantially worse because Microsoft will force update my machine frequently with updates that can take 30+ minutes.

30 minutes might be a bit hyperbolic, unless your computer has a 2 core atom, 2GB ram, and 5400 HDD. also, updates happen once a month, maybe twice for out-of-band updates.

I'm really not exaggerating, I have a surface pro 4 which I rarely use, because practically every time I go to use it it needs to reboot like three times for a forced patch. Compared to my ipad which will nag me but otherwise leave me alone, its a non starter.

It's easier for a company to maintain fewer versions of software that serve the same functional purpose.

Obviously, but neither GP or me are Microsoft incarnate.

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