i feel that this post should be in the computer room , but most topics are on a singular iteom

[AllaN01Bear]

and not a general forum. a friend of mine is updating my venerable macbook pro to big sur. meanwhile i am using a generic pc with windows 10 . i like . a little slow in most area, but can be gotten used to. if the admin gods feel that this post needs to move , please let me know where i can put it. all in all a nice driving experiance . m$ still needs to quit messing with the gui and improve the os core and file system.
i give it five stars .

[marble falls]

1. I loathe MS and Bill Gates, but I never had problems with Window so long as I kept updating it ...

The only thing I REALLY, REALLY hated was the first iteration of Windows 10 with its screen filled with buy me's. But they fixed it.

[Binkie The Clown]

2. I have a Win/7 box and a Linux Mint box. I like Windows just fine, but...

I wish I could stick with Windows 7. Unfortunately some of the software I like to use have recent updates that no longer support Win/7. Too bad, so sad.

[abqtommy]

3. I run a WIN 10 machine as my main computer now but I still have my WIN 7 as a backup.

I prefer WIN 7 even if it's not as fast. And Microsoft keeps giving me updates every week
when I turn it on. And Firefox keeps giving me the latest updates on this WIN 7 unit, which they wouldn't do if Microsoft had stopped supporting WIN 7.

I'm not sure why Microsoft didn't withdraw support for WIN 7 early in 2020 like they said
they would but I'm not complaining.

[hunter]

4. Most of my computer work is done on a cheap Chromebook. I'm posting this from one.

My desktop computer runs Linux. I also have a Windows 10 laptop I once used for work but I haven't really touched it except to charge the battery and keep it updated since the beginning of the pandemic.

My favorite computer is a Raspberry Pi. One can buy a complete machine for about $100 and it's a nice way to learn Linux.

I'm prone to losing and breaking things, or leaving them out where they can be stolen. Babysitting expensive laptops is no fun for me, especially when I travel.

If someone gave me an Apple computer or phone I'd give it away like a hotcake to someone who'd appreciate it.

One of our children uses an expensive Apple laptop for work, and so does another child's spouse. Apple computers seem to be a necessity in certain professions, especially those involving the creative arts.

[Elessar Zappa]

5. Apple makes good hardware and software

but it's a little too closed off. They say it's to keep the devices safe and secure but I have my doubts. Of course I still purchased the latest iPad Pro tablet lol.