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Re:Microsoft hits new low – sneaks Win 10 ads into IE securi... by 9248 on Sunday March 13, 2016 @01:47AM (#11276541)
In my case, I want a stable OS. Also there's a high chance the Windows 10 video driver for my 4 year old Dell laptop is broken, just like the last 3 versions Dell released for Win7. Only the first one from 2012 has no bugs.
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Re:Microsoft hits new low – sneaks Win 10 ads into IE securi... by capote on Sunday March 13, 2016 @03:32AM (#11276633)
What makes Windows 10 unstable in your view? I'm no Windows fan, but I've been using it on my work laptop for a few months and have had no issues. I'm actually surprised by how much I'm not hating it.
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Re:Microsoft hits new low – sneaks Win 10 ads into IE securi... by 9248 on Sunday March 13, 2016 @04:02AM (#11276689)
If history serves right, I upgraded to Windows 7 around 2-3 years after it was released, and I still had occasional blue screens or hiccups. About one year later it finally started calming down. Now, in 2016, I could run my machine indefinitely without ever restarting (if not for updates). It's that stable. Going to wait at least 1-2 years before upgrading. I don't trust big companies anymore.

I think the OS itself is stable, but once you throw in a bunch of rushed drivers, a bunch of software that was 'fixed' to run on the newest windows and another bunch of outdated software, then something is bound to break.

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