Woman sues Microsoft over Windows 10 ...and wins $10,000. !

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74. Reading this thread reminds me of the pain I left behind years ago

when I dumped Microsoft. Trying to be a sysadmin for my Windows 2000 system was a nightmare... Frequent BSODs, lost files, lost weekends, ugh.

I switched to Linux for a while, but found Red Hat more trouble than it was worth at that time. (I've since switched to Ubuntu on a couple of netbooks we use while traveling.)

Finally bit the bullet and sprung for the extra cost of an iMac about 10 years ago, and have been largely happy with the Apple ecosystem since. One problem with the iMac was that the video card was integrated with the motherboard, so when it fried after 5 years I had to junk the machine based oncost-benefit analysis of repairing an aging iMac.

Been using a Mac Pro since then (floor tower quad-core model) and loving it. It's great for audio/music production & CPU-intensive photography work. AND it's easy to expand and upgrade, plus I've got a nice collection of hard drives for various purposes, as well as external drives for backups & music storage.

I do use Windows at work, because I have to, but with a dedicated computer support crew I don't have to worry about maintaining it. I have a son who's an IT pro, and he swears by Microsoft. He does amazing things with his MS machines, and more power to him.

Sticking with Mac myself, for now. In years to come, after I retire and my income diminishes, I may consider Linux for my main machine, since it's gotten easier and more robust than when I tried to use it a decade ago. I don't need the anxiety that comes with maintaining my own Windows machine.