There have been lots of movements over the years, some good, some bad.

The decision by Microsoft not to allow a software upgrade from XP to W7, but to require a fresh install wasn't received well.

Their failure to deliver a decent 'internally' user-friendly O/S in Win 8 has been a disaster.

XP was one of the best, most reliable and robust O/S's to come from this company. Win 7 has essentially also proved itself.

As far as trying to do anything more than absolutely superficial, they fell into an abyss with their Windows 8 effort.

With Android, Linux, Mac and others knocking on the door very heavily, no wonder they are trying to try to claw-back some ground by offering a freebie.

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