On 12/17/2017 2:02 PM, graham wrote:
> On 2017-12-17 1:38 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 10:25:38 AM UTC-10, graham wrote:
>>> I don't know why W10 is unpopular here. I have had no problems except
>>> for a time when Edge wouldn't load and now I use that instead of Chrome
>>> for certain things. OTOH, anything I have or have had running Android
>>> has been a real PITA.
>>
>> The problem for me with Windows is the high price of the hardware, the
>> high power consumption of the processors, the long wait time to boot
>> up, the need for anti-virus programs, the vulnerability to malware,
>> the software bloat and heavy system resource requirements of the OS,
>> and the long wait time just to shut down. Other than that,
>> everything's just wonderful.
>>
> Not my experience at all. Also, a number of techies told me that Windows
> Defender with a router is sufficient and that I don't need 3rd party AV
> software.


Some good free ones if you decide you do - AVG, AVira, etc.