Windows 7, 8 or 10?

[⌜NEW AGE PLAYBOY⌟]

I'm using windows 7 currently, it's the operating system I've always used and I'm perfectly happy with it. I see no reason to update to 10 so I'm not going to do that. I know 7 isn't futureproof, but when it stops getting updates & support I'll probably move to linux. I don't want to update to 10 because of Microsoft's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ spying (I'm pretty sure it happens on 7 too but it looks worse on 10) and because of compatibility with older apps. Linux looks to be the best solution in the coming years because of increased developer support and awareness, and because you can just use PlayOnLinux if games are not available. Although, from personal experience Linux has terrible driver support and will be a slight learning curve for me, though I am well acquainted with it.

So, what are you going to do in the coming years? Are you happy with your operating system? Will you upgrade any time soon?

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

引用自 Laser Raptor：

Presently using windows 7 professional.

If windows 10 causes massive legal problems for microsoft and are forced to stop the spying then maybe switch to that.
If not, get basic machine for general use (with linux), and have a windows 10 machine for gaming only. A KVM swich or something similar may be a good investment also if that happens.

Anyone know if that "spying" stuff doesn't happen if I don't link Win10 with a Microsoft account? I know this "non-linking" is possible with Win7 and Win8.1, definitely fresh installs even if I'm not sure it de-linking accounts already linked with Microsoft accounts would work.

[Daxank]

引用自 Quint the PSY Duck：

引用自 Laser Raptor：

Presently using windows 7 professional.

If windows 10 causes massive legal problems for microsoft and are forced to stop the spying then maybe switch to that.
If not, get basic machine for general use (with linux), and have a windows 10 machine for gaming only. A KVM swich or something similar may be a good investment also if that happens.

Anyone know if that "spying" stuff doesn't happen if I don't link Win10 with a Microsoft account? I know this "non-linking" is possible with Win7 and Win8.1, definitely fresh installs even if I'm not sure it de-linking accounts already linked with Microsoft accounts would work.

Basically they spy less if you don't use a Windows account and instead use a local account.
Then all you need to do is get "DoNotSpy10" and you'll be able to turn off everything that could spy on you in 2 clicks (even if an update reactivates everything)

[ostar]

Microshaft hates making good operating systems. They're bad for business.

They learned that after Win3.1, NT5.0, 98SE, 2000sp4, XPsp2, Server2003, and so on...

That's why most businesses still use XPsp2 for clients and Server2003 for servers.

Businesses aren't going to spend millions/billions rewriting all their custom in-house software every time microshaft poops out a very slightly different OS. "Everything's the exact same, except this time the UI has *tiles* woooooooaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!"

Even 7 was kind of a crap shoot. Just XP with a bunch of backend functions re-arranged, except they forced gamers into getting it (or something beyond) by locking out newer directxs from XP.

So microshaft tries to ride the line between terrible-enough-to-hurt-their-reputation-but-still-get-lots-of-dumb-dumbs-to-shill-out-for-it OSs, (10, 8, vista, original XP(including sp1 and sp3), ME, original 98, etc. etc. etc.) and good-enough-to-get-a-majority-of-the-pc-world-to-buy-it-but-then-they-dont-need-to-give-us-money-again-for-10+-years OSs.

They still usually land on the former side of that line.

[mikO]

引用自 ostar：

Microshaft hates making good operating systems. They're bad for business.

They learned that after Win3.1, NT5.0, 98SE, 2000sp4, XPsp2, Server2003, and so on...

That's why most businesses still use XPsp2 for clients and Server2003 for servers.

Businesses aren't going to spend millions/billions rewriting all their custom in-house software every time microshaft poops out a very slightly different OS. "Everything's the exact same, except this time the UI has *tiles* woooooooaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!"

So microshaft tries to ride the line between terrible-enough-to-hurt-their-reputation-but-still-get-lots-of-dumb-dumbs-to-shill-out-for-it OSs, (10, 8, vista, original XP(including sp1 and sp3), ME, original 98, etc. etc. etc.) and good-enough-to-get-a-majority-of-the-pc-world-to-buy-it-but-then-they-dont-need-to-give-us-money-again-for-10+-years OSs.

They still usually land on the former side of that line.

Microsoft is kind of like:
Getting that girlfriend that you always dreamed about then finding out it came with a price... hour glass figure, big natural (real) boobs with the right amount of firmness, cute facial features, only to find out she doesn't believe in showering.

Sure you think it couldn't possibly be that bad but then you go down on her and it smells like straight ♥♥♥♥, not no kinky-musky-sweet smell, no, smells like feces in the back and rotten eggs in the front.

The kind of smell where you hold your breath thinking it'll be all right as long as you don't breath in but looking at the old brittle crust that brakes off the hard fecal crust in the back and the chunky oozing yellow cheesy crust in the front, it's almost like the smell gets mentally transmitted straight to your brain through whatever military grade has-mat mask you were wearing. ...Something like that.?

[Sir Tontonolous]

OBVIOUSLY Windows 8. Duh.

[GamerWolfOps]

w7. I might go with w10 if and when i upgrade.

[Daxank]

引用自 ostar：

Microshaft hates making good operating systems. They're bad for business.

They learned that after Win3.1, NT5.0, 98SE, 2000sp4, XPsp2, Server2003, and so on...

That's why most businesses still use XPsp2 for clients and Server2003 for servers.

Businesses aren't going to spend millions/billions rewriting all their custom in-house software every time microshaft poops out a very slightly different OS. "Everything's the exact same, except this time the UI has *tiles* woooooooaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!"

Even 7 was kind of a crap shoot. Just XP with a bunch of backend functions re-arranged, except they forced gamers into getting it (or something beyond) by locking out newer directxs from XP.

So microshaft tries to ride the line between terrible-enough-to-hurt-their-reputation-but-still-get-lots-of-dumb-dumbs-to-shill-out-for-it OSs, (10, 8, vista, original XP(including sp1 and sp3), ME, original 98, etc. etc. etc.) and good-enough-to-get-a-majority-of-the-pc-world-to-buy-it-but-then-they-dont-need-to-give-us-money-again-for-10+-years OSs.

They still usually land on the former side of that line.

I could name you 1 pretty big company that uses windows 10 and server 2016 but ... they made me sign stuff

[Ailes]

I use W10 and have no problems with it. I do hate a bit that I cannot disable Cortana without messing with the registry apparently, though.

[Daxank]

引用自 Bahuemac：

I use W10 and have no problems with it. I do hate a bit that I cannot disable Cortana without messing with the registry apparently, though.

it's pretty easy to get rid of her.
It's even easier if you just get "DoNotSpy10"

[mikO]

引用自 Daxank：

引用自 Bahuemac：

I use W10 and have no problems with it. I do hate a bit that I cannot disable Cortana without messing with the registry apparently, though.

it's pretty easy to get rid of her.
It's even easier if you just get "DoNotSpy10" :VSnake:

I just downloaded DoNotSpy10. It's great! thanks for suggesting it on this thread.

[Daxank]

引用自 E.S Vicious：

引用自 Daxank：

it's pretty easy to get rid of her.
It's even easier if you just get "DoNotSpy10"

I just downloaded DoNotSpy10. It's great! thanks for suggesting it on this thread.

No prob !

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

引用自 Bahuemac：

I use W10 and have no problems with it. I do hate a bit that I cannot disable Cortana without messing with the registry apparently, though.

Can you reskin Cortana to be something else?

[Jej]

引用自 Quint the PSY Duck：

引用自 Bahuemac：

I use W10 and have no problems with it. I do hate a bit that I cannot disable Cortana without messing with the registry apparently, though.

Can you reskin Cortana to be something else?

Bonzi Buddy.

[Dooks]

had all and so far 10 is most stable for games (without the "gaming app") and has run a wider variety than i could with 7/8 but personal experience is all we have so the reply will vary .......I game quite a lot plus still mod in fallout 3/nv and for me although i had to run shell commands to kill background bs win 10 works ...... best wishes :)

[Dooks]

oh and if you go to 10 for god's sake clean install as the "upgrade" only needs a 2 minute google to explain ! if you love random faults do that!