Change for the sake of change is not always welcome. Some of us have real work to do, and having to spend time and effort learning a new UI is counterproductive. The WinXP UI was perfectly fine. There was no reason to change it, and the newer UIs are not necessarily an improvement.
But, of course, the underpinnings, especially wrt security issues, are troubling. So, it's a trade-off.

Some of the updates are for security reasons, absolutely. But Microsoft (and Apple, too) really need to rethink this mantra of constantly buying new hardware to get the latest features. It's starting to get annoying. As long as a machine works, and can run a modern OS, it should not be obsoleted. But, often that "modern OS" is Linux, and that fact should give upgrade-mongers some pause. You do not need Windows, or MacOS to keep using your computer. There are real alternatives.

My newest computer (A Macbook Pro) dates from 2019, and at some 4 years old, I have zero intention of replacing it anytime soon. My next newest is a Lenovo dating from 2015. Ditto. Both platforms are capable, plenty fast, and do what I need them to do. I also run a MacBook Air from 2011, and an iMac from 2009. The iMac runs Ubuntu 2204, and is as serviceable as the day it was new. I also have an HP from 2006, that, admittedly, is getting long-in-tooth, but, as it too runs Ubuntu, it is still quite serviceable.

When Microsoft retires Windows 10, my Lenovo will be running Linux. I will NOT be buying a new machine to run Windows 11.

Uh! No! Just No!

I have had to use Outlook for years in my day job. Now that I don't have a day job and my computer is my own, no thanks. I'll pass.

Why? This doesn't sound right to me. Some critical piece of the puzzle is missing. IPv4 devices existing behind a NAT on an all IPv6 network is a non-issue.

When I update a Kindle book to fix a typo, Amazon REFUSES to update those books already sold. Only the new buyers get the fixed version. But for these changes... LoL... I guess print versions will gain value as collectibles.

The oldest reliably documented person, I believe, lived to about 122. A great deal of research conducted in multiple disciplines is starting to produce results. We know caloric restriction can add up to 20% or so. Many nutrition improvements are on the horizon. Various medical interventions have been discussed in the research. Based on the research I have read about, I have some belief that my grandkids (ages 14-20) have a moderate chance of making it to 120 or so, with outliers in the 125-140 range. I thus imagine that 120-130 will be realistically achievable as a possibility for a lucky few, in about 50 years. By 100 years from now, I imagine my 14-year-old granddaughter has a good (~20%) chance of seeing 140. But predictions are difficult, especially about the future, so I don't discount the possibility of a breakthrough that will transform the prospects, enabling much greater spans. Which is a mcguffin in my science fiction stories.

My EV has a lot more "engine braking" than my ICE car with a CVT transmission. My Nissan Rogue just free-wheels when I let off the gas, and the 1.8L engine has so little braking that forcing a downshift just spins the engine faster with no increase in braking. My Kia Niro, OTH, slows down significantly when you let off the "gas." You can drive all over town and never touch the brake, if that's your idea of a good time.

I love a stick. I have driven sticks for over 50 years. The first car I owned was a stick. These days I drive an EV and would not want a stick in it. Emulating a stick with a computer is utterly stupid!

If you can get a 55k loan for a $275 Monthly payment, I want that deal too.

If you are using a data tracker of some sort (bitcoin ticker, etc.) then cloud makes sense, but more and more I want standalone apps that run on my desktop. Sick and tired of cloud security issues, access issues, subscriptions, and daily updates that break things. Just give me an app that works. Unless you are tracking fast-changing data, cloud sucks.

I was about to buy a RAV4, saw this and reversed course. Bought a Nissan instead. I will not now or ever in the future purchase a car (or any product, really) that requires a monthly "plan" subscription for basic, commonsense features. Streaming services such as Sirius XM, of course, don't count, you are subscribing to something with content. But heated seats? RKE? What's next, AM/FM radio? Stream from my iPhone? Not only NO! but HELL NO! and FU and the horse you rode in on! Not doing it, no way, no how, and unless there is a serious mea culpa and back peddle, Toyota is forever off my Xmas list. One strike and you're OUT! with a capital O!

Ah well, I know, I'm a crotchety old guy, but this is madness, pure and simple, and I refuse to play that game.

My computer, my choice, I will run whatever software I please, and I please NOT to use Edge.
But then, I don't use Windows, either. Doh!

Hmm... An entire town, and everyone's financial life controlled by a corporation, and where the public officials are employees of the corporation. What a novel idea, no one has done anything like this before, What could possibly go wrong? Wait... Coal Towns, you say? NAH, those were EVIL polluting corporations, not environment-friendly high-tech ones like we have today.

Count me in...

I like "Dingy Hat"

As an Ancestry subscriber, I have access to a lot of this data, but it is a disgrace that it isn't freely available to all. Some is, of course, but a lot isn't. Time to open the floodgates and let the data be available to all.