(September 22, 2021 at 9:41 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:(September 22, 2021 at 9:10 am)Ranjr Wrote: Where are we now, 25 years of Windows? I was good with DOS and thought Dos Shell was super cool.
After noticing the trend early on, I skip every other upgrade. For example, 3.1 was okay. 95 was glitchy. 98 was better. 2000 & ME, why tho? XP was tight. Vista was Vista. 7 still works fairly well. 8 was wtf. 10 is alright. From that, I don't expect much from 11 and will hold off until the next release.
This is a great summary of the Windows updates over the years.
I hate to have to upgrade and do so only when forced due to my old version becoming incompatible with some site or software that I have to use or that I like to use. I have found that it's not bad to buy a laptop after the release of a new version of Windows when you can still get the old one and it will be cheaper...kind of like buying last year's car model. I am pretty happy with 10 and hope that I am not forced to upgrade in order to use the programs I have to use for work. At the very least, I want at least six months to pass with a new version so they have found and fixed a bunch of the inevitable bugs.
That is the problem with consumption of any product in general. Nothing today is made to last. Not TVs or cars or cell phones or even lighters. No matter the product worldwide, giant corporations would rather make cheap crap you get depended on, then offer you up a replacement in shorter order. It is great for the prophets of the CEO and shareholders. But it sucks long term for humanity.
