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Definitely. Windows got worse after XP, mostly with 8. Why did they move things around and setup multiple ways of doing things? Gnome got worse after v2, and what was Ubuntu thinking with ads? OSX/macOS/iOS got worse with flat design (which thankfully morphed) and AppStore and awful windows-style install nanny.

It’s not just the interface. iOS and macOS got embedded spyware years ago, and it’s still there; they can backdoor whenever. Dig through your logs and sometimes you’ll see output of a menu choice upon being connected to. Windows has similar from what I’ve read. I’m willing to give up some privacy, but it seems like B.S. to make people pay for things that do that in such a hidden way. It leaves things exposed. Unfortunately, the desktop OS alone is not enough for security either. Hardware doesn’t lock down, with potential openings for instructions in multiple places in modern computers.