Lately, many Windows 10 users don't seem to be particularly happy.
The repeated patch updates that do not fix anything, the release of an operating system that deletes files, and the different use of Windows Update, have made many users reconsider the opinion they had about Windows since the Windows 7 era.
Lots of enthusiasm for more experimentation
Windows 10 continues to be advertised and promoted by Microsoft as the best operating system ever. With the help of telemetry, the company is creating and developing the future of an operating system and a world that looks to the cloud, while the computer continues to be operated by the end user. The idea is amazing, maybe not that innovative, but it really excites, especially in Microsoft's advertisements that present it in its ideal form.
However, the much-advertised Windows as a service does not seem to satisfy everyone, especially those who have passed the experimentation phase and want a stable system to work on.
I will not compare Linux distributions that use a rolling update system because although they are similar, the philosophy is completely different.
But I could look back, at an operating system developed by the same company:
Windows 7: the details
Windows 10 celebrated its third anniversary in July, but despite the aggressive promotion that Microsoft uses from time to time, Windows 7 continues to be the leading operating system worldwide.
This is shown by NetMarketShare statistics , which prove that Windows 7 remains a strong competitor, despite the fact that the operating system is approaching the end of support.
Meanwhile, Windows 10 is constantly evolving with two major feature updates released every year. So naturally, Windows fans have a very good incentive to install Windows 10 since it is a version that offers new features twice a year.
According to Microsoft's data, this strategy is working. Every month, more and more systems are updated to the latest version of Windows 10 and previous versions are abandoned.
The data below shows how many people installed Windows 10 in the last 12 months (up to July 2018). The Windows 10 April 2018 Update appears to be at the top just three months after its release. 
In July, the April 2018 Update was installed on 68% of Windows 10 PCs, while the Fall Creators Update was in second place at 18%. Only 14% of devices are still running an older Windows 10 update.
These numbers show that Microsoft's strategy is working and that Windows 10 users tend to update their computers very quickly. However, there are also those who prefer an older version of the operating system.
The chart below from NetMarketShare data shows that Windows 10's biggest headache right now isn't Linux or macOS, but an operating system from 2009.
Windows 7 survived the release of Windows 10 despite Microsoft's aggressive practices, and despite the company having repeatedly announced that no one would be able to receive security updates after January 2020.
Judging by the data, when Windows 10 loses users, Windows 7 increases its market share, and when Windows 7 drops, Windows 10 gains in numbers. This shows that some users moved from one version to another in a rather short period of time.
The other look
Windows updates were fine before Windows 10. Fast, simple, and configurable. Then came progress and evolution in the name of a rolling release available as a service. So today, Microsoft is trying to improve its new system, which is far ahead in innovation and new features, to reach the stability that Windows 7 continues to have.
Ultimately, does the step of development only go forward or should it also go a little backwards?
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