For some it will absolutely be better to just live without. We've got so many opportunities these days to connect that spending money for a desktop operating system is no longer a requirement. It'll eventually only be people who actually find value in what it offers that is paying for it.
See the post above regarding the fact that Windows 10 won't have a monthly subscription fee.
For some people, the updates themselves are more critical, and in the case of Windows 10, they're all that matters, since there is no annual subscription fee for updates - it is just that the updates come automatically.
But no matter. Again, the point is that the industry business model is changing. It's not changing because someone is being opportunistic, but rather because the old model has been shown to be inadequate and this new model has been proven to be successful. As is the case for practically all innovations in business models, themselves, it isn't supposed to be something that consumers benefit from, but rather is something investors are supposed to benefit from.
That's a good point. If you can stick with the software and software versions you already have for everything you want a computer to do for you, and turn off the Internet connection, then remaining on Windows 7 is probably the best solution.
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