I think the reason why they're so desperate to get everyone switched to 11 is simply that they have implemented more advertising and user tracking in 11 that brings them greater recurring revenue. Windows 11 is the least user-respecting MS operating system to date, but probably also the OS that drives the most recurring revenue for Microsoft.
I am also a former long-time Windows user. I replaced Windows in 2021 after it became clear that Microsoft no longer respected my agency or privacy. It's funny and sad that years ago, software that changed settings and installed software without permission, displayed ads, and tracked user behavior was called adware/malvertising! Today, that's just what Windows is.
I switched mostly to Mac for now, but I'm using Zorin on one PC. I can't use Linux for everyday stuff because it simply doesn't support my photography-related software. I don't like Apple, but Microsoft have become so awful that Apple are now the lesser of those two evils.
An inclined plane is a slope up. -- Willard Espy, "An Almanac of Words at Play"