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I've always experimented with alternative operating systems. Over 20 years ago, when I was running Win 95, I got a copy of Win NT 4.0 and ran that. I think I eventually went to Win 98 and then had dual boot Windows and various flavors of Linux. I eventually dropped the linux and stuck with Windows. (Linux wasn't ready for prime time back then) I was happy with Windows and would defend M$ and Windows to folks. I've never liked IE and always used Firefox (from before it was Firefox when it was Netscape).

My last Win PC was running Windows 7 and it ran great (for 11 years, and is still running, I wiped it and gave it to my son). I'd go weeks and sometimes months without rebooting. I didn't let it auto-install updates. I didn't run any virus or malware protection except for the free Microsoft stuff.

When Win 8 and then eventually Win 10 came out, I did not upgrade, no interest. My wife got a Macbook Air. After tinkering with that for a couple of weeks before I gave it to her, I decided that my next PC would be a Mac.

A year ago, I got a 27" iMac, and couldn't be happier.

Windows was getting worse and worse with the spyware and tracking crap and the browser integration.