Will you stick with Windows 10 when Microsoft ceases updates?

If I ever decided to get back into Microsoft Flight Simulator, I would have to return to Windows, because Linux won't run it, but after years and years of that passion, Flight Simulator had run it's course. I wonder if Windows 11 would even run the older Flight Simulator that I have? Although of course, I would want the upgraded simulator, because every upgrade of the simulator was part of the magic, while every upgrade of Windows was more like an annoyance that forces us to buy newer programs to replace older programs (from Microsoft of course). Planned obsolescence.
 

I have had Apple for many years now, and would never consider going back to Windows. I gave my Dell XPS-19 to my son in Washington state, and he put Linux on it and is happy with it, although he also prefers his MacBook.
My iPad does everything that I need to do online and it is so simple to use, that there is no reason to change.

I do have a Chromebook, and i have found that they are pretty easy to learn to use, have their own updated security, and are also inexpensive.
I do surveys for amazon gift cards, and some of the surveys required a computer and not a tablet, so i got the Chromebook.
Unless I need to use it for a survey, I don’t bother with it, but I like how easy they are to use, and are great for seniors. there are a lot of guide books for seniors using chromebooks. If I were to not use my iPad, I would use a Chromebook.

 
MACKTEXAS said:
I haven't seriously considered moving to Linux, but out of curiosity, I researched my specific Gateway laptop model today, and found this:

"While Gateway laptops generally have some level of Linux compatibility, specific issues have been reported with certain Gateway models, making them experience compatibility problems with essential components when running Linux distributions like Ubuntu. Linux supports a wide range of hardware, but some devices might have limited or no Linux support."
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Yes, it is kind of a "one way or the other" sort of thing, and switching to Linux does require learning some geek skills just to do the change over, and then you still have to learn how to use the spreadsheets and word processors made by Linux. You can put both Linux and Windows on the same computer. I might try it someday, but I didn't do it when I made the switch. Why?... Fear. That's what usually keeps us from trying anything new. As of one year into Linux, I see no reason to keep up with Windows. That could change in the future, and I would have to adapt again, but I don't think that will ever happen.
 

DebraMae said:
But I really want to keep my word and excel. I was told I have to stay on Microsoft to continue to have those. Is that true?
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I'm not sure about excel, because I've never used it, but all of the word and data processing software in Microsoft has similar counterparts in Linux. I found the Linux spreadsheets hard to learn, and after one year, I've only learned about 3% of what's there, but enough to get it to do what I want, and as of now all I really need.

I can't sugarcoat Linux. I like it better, but like any new software there are learning curves. I love learning curves as much as I hate them. It would be nice if there were no learning curves, and we would just know everything without having to learn anything. Oh well... :giggle:
 
Grampa Don said:
I believe I will. My PC's can't run Windows 11, yet they are plenty powerful enough for what I need. I can't see just throwing them away. Hopefully my anti-virus software will keep me out of trouble.
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Me too. Can you, or anyone, please recommend an anti-virus software so I can keep out of trouble? Don't really know about this stuff at all, just that I will need it soon. Thanks.
 
Pepper said:
Me too. Can you, or anyone, please recommend an anti-virus software so I can keep out of trouble? Don't really know about this stuff at all, just that I will need it soon. Thanks.
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I have the same problem. No antivirus supports Linux, they all stopped supporting it a year ago, probably because hackers don't want to bother hacking that 5%. That's what saved MAC for so many years, until they started going more generic as I understand. And if I got one to protect Windows, which one? They all claim they protect you from all kinds of stuff and offer extra things you can buy for what they don't cover. I don't know what I need and what I don't. It actually feels like I'm being scammed (Buying stuff that doesn't fully explain what it actually does).
 
DebraMae said:
But I really want to keep my word and excel. I was told I have to stay on Microsoft to continue to have those. Is that true?
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Yes, Word and Excel are Microsoft creations. For Linux users there are fine office suites available that parallel Microsoft Office, and for the most part are indistinguishable from MS Office in function. I use Libreoffice on my Linux systems, there is also a version of Libreoffice for MacOS and Windows users as well: Download LibreOffice | LibreOffice - Free and private office suite - Based on OpenOffice - Compatible with Microsoft
 
One reason many people love Apple computers is that they just work. The reason for that is that Apple has complete control over hardware and software. But, you pay more to get it.

Linux distributions are more like the wild west, lots of groups doing lots of things on a variety of computers. Discrepancies are bound to happen. If you are lucky, it will work fine for you. But it's always possible that an upgrade will come along and glitch something. If it does, you will need some technical skills to straighten it out.

Windows is somewhere in between. The basic system is tightly controlled and software generally works OK. Problems still happen, but not so much.
 
Grampa Don said:
One reason many people love Apple computers is that they just work. The reason for that is that Apple has complete control over hardware and software. But, you pay more to get it.

Linux distributions are more like the wild west, lots of groups doing lots of things on a variety of computers. Discrepancies are bound to happen. If you are lucky, it will work fine for you. But it's always possible that an upgrade will come along and glitch something. If it does, you will need some technical skills to straighten it out.

Windows is somewhere in between. The basic system is tightly controlled and software generally works OK. Problems still happen, but not so much.
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In the last year I've had one glitch on Linux, but I was able to fix and restore the whole operating system to new, although I'm not sure I had to do that, but having learned how to do it, I could do it anytime and fast. With windows, almost every new upload required fixing, not a fresh reload of the OS like I did with Linux, but bothersome one by one fixing of different programs. But like you say, if you are lucky, Linux will work fine. Maybe I'm fairly lucky.

To me, just me in my personal experience, Windows seems like the wild west, at least an ongoing shoot out at the Corral, although even that is an exaggeration. Linux is just less work so far, and it feels like relief. Windows is probably better than what it was back in the days of the "blue screen of death," which happened so often to everyone that they actually came up with that name of that particular crash.

My last straw with windows is that new editions started to force me to buy new versions of old programs. That turned me off. I felt abused by that obsolescence tactic. Having an alternative OS was satisfying because I didn't have to take that **** from Microsoft anymore.

But I won't try to push Linux too hard. Learning how to install it took me a week, consisting of long days of frustration. That would probably stop most people. Now that I know how, no problem. Internet help was usually blind alleys of out of date information. I was pulling my hair out.
 
I've had occasional problems with Windows. I started with version 3.1. The newer versions are definitely better. The only programs I have paid for are flight simulator. Everything else I use was free. That's one of the benefits of Windows, so much is available for it.

My first tries at Linux were Caldera 2.4 and Mandrake 7.1. I still have the disks I bought. I had fun playing with it and learning about how it worked. The file system still baffles me a bit. I've done dual booting and tried running versions in a sand box. The programs available for it often seemed primitive compared to what's available for Windows. But, it's great if it works for you. I'm not out to convert anyone.

I've used the free version of Avast anti virus for years and had no problems. I get nag screens wanting me to change to the paid version, but other than that it seems OK.
 
I believe you need a SSD install. My Dell 11 Pro has them.
It uses a cradle and plugs in. There is also one that resembles
a memory card & plugs into the Circuit Mother board,
where designed for it. It's so small in size but 1 or 2 TB.
 
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Up until a few years ago, I was still using XP. It wasn't until the old computer gave up the ghost that the one I have now has windows 10 on it. Guess I'll stick with it until this computer dies. Then I'll get windows 250 or whatever they're shoving on us at that time. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
Its important to search thru your apps and remove those apps that a gonna hang ya out to dry.
All thas collection of info of yours by microsoft / Google etc, is not gonna be a good thing for you.
Add a SSD USB of 1 TB instead. Jilt the wild weasel Cloud, your companion Ai fella and Co-pilot.
 
DebraMae said:
But I really want to keep my word and excel. I was told I have to stay on Microsoft to continue to have those. Is that true?
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Depends how you use them if they are just a word processor and spreadsheet then there are substitutes like LibreOffice but if you use more advanced features like VBA then you have to stick with Windows. M$ has no plans to support Linux it seems.
 

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