[SyneRyder]

> the forced updates and telemetry completely sabotaged trust and closed the deal.

It's a factor in the opposite direction too. I'd love to switch away from Mac, and I work in my Windows 10 VM much more often lately. But I've had Windows force a major update just as I arrived at the coworking space, wasting 2 hours of productive time. The whole time I'm praying it finishes before I had to run for my train home, when I'd have to shut it down even though it says "Don't Turn Off Your Computer". I've had other issues too, like updates failing in endless loops & burning through my tethering data.

Microsoft has to fix updating, it's one area where Apple is significantly better.