Although I am not a MS fan, I think the root of the problem is the hardware
MS is the brand, controls the software and makes all the money. At the other end, 1000 hardware makers from HP and Toshiba down to cheap-o Chinese knock off brands compete as commodity supplier whores to merely be the one to run the MS software. Their main tool is only price.
MS windows has its own problems, but I have found that any MS PC has a shelf-life of about 18-24 months before key components start to fail.
RE: I have found that any MS PC has a shelf-life of about 18-24 months before key components start to fail.
How about Macs?
>>I have found that any MS PC has a shelf-life of about 18-24 months before key components start to fail.
With crap components, maybe. I have a PC next to the iMac I’m typing on now that was built in very early 2003 and is still running strong. Well, its a bit on the slow side and I should have done a wipe and reinstall several times in the last half decade and didn’t, but I run old versions of Illustrator and Photoshop on it, which is all I need for those areas of use. About the only problem I’ve had with PC components is hard drives and those fit into Macs and PCs.
I now use Macs mostly but if you put care into building a good PC, it will last.