I had to pay to go from XP to 7. But I agree with Steve that it's a marketing move. I have heard terrible things about 8 so I wasn't surprised to see that be a free upgrade. I went to 7 from XP when 8 came out solely because it can handle more memory. Before I go to 10 I want to be sure I won't have to buy all new software again. The other companies aren't giving away free upgrades.
For what I need a cramputer for, 7 works just fine.... An old hammer will still pound a nail in wood.... All my tires are round... I get free gas from eating burritos... My world is OK without Windows 10....
If you're holding out just to hold out and are planning to switch to 10 eventually anyway, don't forget the free upgrade ends ** ***. ---------- edit: As Nathan points out below, the free upgrade ends 29 Jul. Sorry for any confusion caused by my brain fart.
Just my two cents - The problem will be down the road MSFT will stop supporting patches like they did with XP and you will have a security risk. W10 is a pretty painless upgrade from W7, I recommend it so you'll stay current and not have to pay to upgrade later should you wish to be more current. I still like my Linux Mint Cinnamon 17.3, but W10 on one of my other machines.
At that point all my internet traffic will be through the big screen in the MINI dash while cruising in my G56 (where they fixed the bumper design) in the far left lane on the freeway reserved for autonomous only vehicles, while eating lunch and a cold beer from the back seat......:beer
Tried Windows 10 for a few days, just used the built in tool to roll back to Win 7. It was slow, crashed, and was not working nicely with some older programs I still use.
Good thing is with Windows new activation scheme , that machine can now switch back to Windows10 for free at anytime...it is "entitled". So at some point...you can do it for free!! On two machines here I am sticking with 7...and have 10 on one that came with it.... For anybody reading this that doesn't want Microsoft to force the update, take a look at "never 10", it uses a registry change, that Microsoft documents for use on enterprise machines to disable the "auto update. It's a free, tiny reversible program.... Go to GRC.COM or https://www.grc.com/freepopular.htm
Yeah, that's Steve Gibson's application that stops the W10 pop-ups. He's good, his Spinrite tool is good. Does a good podcast on twit.tv. He is a little biased against W10 IMHO though.
I like windows 10, I haven't had any problems with it. It runs all my old programs just fine. Buncha whiners! rrr:
I'm firmly in the Win10 camp, works great for me and I'm glad I switched, but here's a new reason to be a bit wary if you're already suspicious while upgrading from a previous version. Need to assess and make up your mind more quickly now since they've shortened the rollback period. Microsoft’s giving you just 10 days now, not 31, to change your mind about Windows 10