PC Support Reps Tell Users to Uninstall Windows 10

Trust_No1 said:

Personally, Windows 10 will not run software I am using, so it is a no brainer, I won't upgrade. I think W10 is a downgrade. I hope eventually it will just fade away. There is just nothing I like about the OS.

I don't like Edge, I think Cortana is a bore, I think the interface is ugly and boring, it's apps are lame. The app store is lacking, why would anyone update, just because it is new? Sounds like a bogus reason to me.

The Reps are spot on, as far as I can tell.

Hi Mr. No One. . .see you are here again telling us how bad Windows 10 is for you. . .just wondering why you have to keep reminding us of something we already know. . .:). . .BTW reps are not always right, some just don't really know a thing. . .:). . .Hope that makes sense, my head is having problems tonight. . .sorry if it doesn't. . .

Gas said:

Hi all,
This is an intriguing question and asking to myself why do I like/want upgrade my OS' the answer to me is: an OS is like a car, after few years it become older noisy and worn, don't you get bored driving the same old car?
New models are shining, with better optionals, are almost noiseless, they are more environment friendly not to mention the new factory made smell.

Could this be the answer to this kind of philosophical question?

No, but it might be the answer to some philosophical question

unifex said:

Why does one need to upgrade? Is the old OS no longer working? Is there a program one wants to run that works only with the new OS? I mean, the mere fact that they made a new product is not a reason to "upgrade".

Sure, I'm testing W10 out of curiosity. But on a separate machine. And frankly, I don't see any reason to migrate my work machine. I just don't see anything in W10 that W7 cannot do, at least as far as my needs and the programs I'm using. The fact that the design is flat and square does not help the case either. But the main question has nothing to do with design. It's simply that my work machine is working well. Why would I want to mess with it?

This is a good point and one that has come into much sharper focus since windows 8. This showed definitively that an 'upgrade' can not only be a step backwards, it can be absolute rubbish. The huge wave of disappointment, anger, and then indifference that greeted 8 must have come as a massive wake-up call to microsoft. It certainly changed the views of even enthusiasts with regard to the whole 'upgrade' process. I have a windows 10 machine to fool about with, but my main machine will remain Windows 7 for the forseeable future.

Gas said:

I sometimes think that the word "some " originates from a philosopher.

As in, 'there is some philosopher such that...'?
A physicist, a mathematician and a logician are on a train and see a black sheep. The physicist says, "Look! They have black sheep here!". The mathematician says, "No, we can only say there is at least one black sheep here". The logician says, "No, we can only say there is at least one sheep at least one side of which is black!"

No link, but I do have a PDF of the survey in its entirety, so if you PM me, I would be glad to send you a copy. The IT Professionals, which this conference is for, represent Governments and medium to large scale businesses, so size and complexity have a huge bearing on the survey results. As others here have pointed out, compelling events and circumstances can impact proposed plan dates, so what is expected today can change tomorrow in Business and Government. Overall I think MS would be very pleased with the outcome of this survey, as a very respectable percentage of medium sized businesses say they will be ready in 2016. Governments have a very complex process so they skew the large scale end quite dramatically.