Frankly, I had gotten off Windows two years ago. On my servers I run Synology software and Linux. For the desktop, I had completely switched to Google Android and Chrome OS. It takes some getting used to, everything in the cloud but super stable, always tailored to my personal size, whether it's at work or at home. But then the day will come when a client comes up with an app that only runs on Windows or MacOS and that you cannot ignore in your assignment. I must honestly say that I spent 145 euros with a bit of a head start, all the more because my experience with the Windows update procedure in the past was bad. Always reboots at an inconvenient time, often loops where you only get out by aborting the update and falling back to the previous version. Uncomfortable feeling, because are you safe on a slightly older version? And then every time that annoying notification to update again. Strangely enough, the update succeeded the next time, until the next moment of frustration. When my previous Windows PC crashed again, I said goodbye, I had everything backed up and my most important work had been moved to the (private) cloud. Working on Google again suited me just fine, until I once again couldn't get around Windows. Now that I'm back, it also feels familiar again, it is also noticeable that Windows is always up to date with many drivers and system components that match the technology of our time. The system feels current, without overdesign or design frills. And the range of software applications is of course enormous. I can only hope that the update procedures and the stability of Windows will be improved and that the unpleasant experiences I had with it will be a thing of the past. Given the structurally different set-up of the operating system compared to Linux, for example, I have my doubts about this, but for the majority of the home user, Windows will surely be the de facto standard.