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On Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:20:31 -0400, Rin Stowleigh
<rstow...@nevrhadgmail.com> wrote:


>The only people who really seem to be bad mouthing it are the people
>who don't use it.

That's a ridiculously trite statement. Of course the people who aren't
using it are "badmouthing" it; they aren't using it are because they
don't like what it offers. Most of the people who /are/ using it are
doing so because they actively made a choice to upgrade because they
presumably like what they saw. But even that isn't true, because there
are a number of people who have made the upgrade who find the OS
unsatisfactory and are vocal about it as well. The number of people
"forced" onto Windows 10 (because that is what came with their new
computer) is vanishingly small at this point.

I've been running Win10 Preview on a VM and on an older laptop since
February and I have no intention of upgrading my primary machine to
the new version (and the laptop is now back to Win7). Between the loss
of control over my PC, the advertising, the spyware, the awful
interface and the uncertain future of Windows becoming "software as a
service" I've no intention of switching anytime soon. 

The lure of Dx12 just isn't enough to tempt me. In fact, Microsoft's
antics with their OS might be enough to give up on the Windows upgrade
path entirely. I'll just stick with Win7 until its no longer viable
and then find a new alternative (be it desktop Linux, SteamOS,
Android, MacOSX or whatever). My computer gaming library is rich
enough already and my non-gaming needs do not have any particularly
strenuous requirements. Moreso since there is a diminishing reward as
graphics improve; it is becoming increasingly apparent that the
graphical appeal of games has less to do with the number of polygons
you can throw at the screen and more to do with the artistry of the
developer. 

You like Windows 10, great. But to dismiss the concerns people have as
simply "badmouthing" the OS is unfair. There are valid complaints
about the system and the advantages of upgrading are few and - to many
- do little to counterbalance these issues.