[Yosemitest]

"aren’t you reading my posts?
what costs?"

You said

"I just didn't see why you felt the need to pay for everything that was free, or how you found a way to pay to upgrade your OS every two years."

The free versions are nothing compared to the "Pay Versions", because there is a great deal of difference.
I purchased the upgrades to Windows newer versions, up to and including Windows XP, and after seeing the trouble people were having with Windows newer version beyond XP, I quit buying their upgrades.
Other upgrades I purchased were the security systems.

Take my advise and save yourself some trouble.
DUMP WINDOWS.

[ansel12]

"I've run Windows from 1981 up until 2010 and the whole time, my military friends were telling me that I'd be happier with a MAC."
"Boy would I have saved money on security programs, firewalls, virus protection, 2-year updates to new versions of Windows."
"I purchased the upgrades to Windows newer versions, up to and including Windows XP, and after seeing the trouble people were having with Windows newer version beyond XP, I quit buying their upgrades."

Well, another case of internet BS from an exaggerating poster. The computer world really saw you coming.