Windows 10 Keeps Getting Worse

I assume you're referring to that your animations ran more slowly in Windows 10, as compared to the Windows version you used before. This is beyond my level of knowledge to have a qualified opinion about. I dislike the forced updates of Windows 10, all the bloat (unnecessary software), the whole menu system, and that it overall seems slower than Windows 7. -Except for that it's startup time is a bit quicker. All of these factors are a result of Microsoft basically giving the finger to the consciously aware among its user base. -And that has an increasing number flock to Linux, as a result. I would never have considered trying out Linux seriously if Windows 7 hadn't expired soon. -And I was positively surprised by that it took me only about a month to conclude that a transition from Windows to Linux was viable. -Partly because a lot of Windows software and games work well in Linux, partly because Linux offers great alternative to some of the Windows software I use, and lastly because some things are actually easier in Linux. I once took a hard drive with Linux installed from one computer to another, and everything worked without a hickup. Try that with a Windows installation.

I'm sure you know this already, but Linux does offer anti-virus software. As it's becoming more popular, I'm sure it will also be increasingly targeted with viruses, especially through Windows compatibility layers, such as Wine. Ransomware for Windows installed in Wine, that is tweaked to recognise the Wine environment, could, for example, encrypt files on a Linux computer. I don't know whether this has ever happened, but an increasing threat from malicious software would also have the Linux programmers develop more and better software to deal with it. But nothing is safe. As a hacker once put it: If you want to make sure that your computer is safe, you can bury it down in your garden.

I didn't understand what it meant when you stated that you're ranked first at google. Is it some official list where the quality of different programmers work is evaluated?

I have Windows 8.1 on an old laptop and it's not the worst operative system I've tried. But it will expire in 2023, after which I will install Linux on it. Here's a tool for removing telemetry from Windows 8:

https://gist.github.com/xvitaly/eafa75ed2cb79b3bd4e9

Last thing I read on that subject was that Microsoft wouldn't release new versions of Windows, as they did in the past, but just continue to develop Windows 10.

They are fully aware of all the criticism and have just decided to dig in their heals, as if the company has some kind of subconscious death wish. I presume that they consciously try to rationalise by seeing their 80% market share as a monopoly that allows them to ram their crappy policies down people's throats. Many people are stuck due to having used Windows all their lives, and moving from one operative system to another is not straightforward. On the other hand, Windows 10 is a dealbreaker to many. So what one basically have is the unstoppable force meeting the impenetrable wall, and something has to give. So those who are in the "never Windows 10" - camp employ different strategies to avoid it. Some insist on continuing to use Windows 7 after it's ceased to receive security updates. Some stick to Windows 8.1, and might continue to use that after it expires in 2023. Some even continue to use Windows XP. Maybe a few will go over to using Mac, but my prediction is that Linux is in the ascendant. Linux still has only 2% market share, but that is twice of what it had 10 years ago. What is required for Linux to go mainstream is that there are Linux version that look and feel more like Windows. The closest to that now is Linux Mint, using what's called the Cinnamon desktop environment. However, the transition is still not smooth, but I'm hoping that will change in the coming years.