You have chilled any further interest I have in being part of the discussion as to what could happen if MS continues on the path they are on.

"I'm surprised a moderator hasn't chimed in with a back on track post, re all the Linux talk."

Oh, sorry - I thought this was a discussion forum (a place of learning) and not a praise only venue!...

I am an old timer with MS - starting with the DOS days and into the Win10 era. I have also dabbled with Linux. So - to make a long story short:

There is some software that does require the use of...