Quote Originally Posted by nanoprobe View Post
Add to that their new horrendous update policy and their "collusion" with Intel and AMD that will not allow the next version of their chips to run on 7 or 8 it's middle finger time AFAIC. I switched after they tried their forced update of my 7 machines to 10. IMHO 10 is nothing but glorified spyware disguised as an OS and I will not use it under any circumstances.
Linux does have a learning curve because it was designed as a server and not a desktop OS. Can't be beat for dedicated DC machines. Many apps run faster, especially the ones that use vina, like WCG Ebola and Zika. 30-40% faster for those 2.
I happened to catch their update to 10 on my laptop and was able to cancel it... I turned off the updates on all my rigs. I also keep a backup image for my main system just in case.

I tried Linux about 5 years ago and couldn't make heads or tails of it; although, I am considering setting up my main rig with a dual boot to install Linux's Zorin OS which I've read makes things easier switching from Windows 7. That way I can learn Linux and still run Windows 7 if I need too; however, that probably won't be till after the first of the year.