What makes a good OS? 1

[LesNicholls]

I am increasingly frustrated with being told I need to 'upgrade' the OS or that the one I use and am quite happy with is no longer being supported.
Surely all we want an OS to do is allow us to boot up and use the computer?
All the extras and add-ons just use up the computers resources and run things in the background that eventually slow everythign down.
So why can't we have a simple OS and then install the applications we want?
Or must we continue to do whatever Microsoft tells us to do?

 

[Welshbird]

I agree Stu.

I don't want everyone else to agree with me when I say I prefer my Mac; but by the same token I don't expect them to tell me I'm stupid for having that opinion.

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