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should i upgrade my customers to windows 10

My customers are all asking if they should upgrade to Windows 10.  I've kept them at Windows 7, successfully avoiding Windows 8, just like I kept them off Vista to high praise.  In general I think it's a bad idea to jump on the operating band wagon too early because no one knows what's going to happen when the new code hits.
Any opinions about this?  Are there dramatic advantages to Windows 10?  What will it do to performance?  To system security?  Will they have basically the same interface as Windows 7?
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Alan
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I have been telling them to wait.  Thanks for the confirmation.  I'll leave this open a bit to see if any other experts would like to comment.
Thanks,
Alan
Dr. Linux, do you think Microsoft is moving towards chrome as they force home users to accept all updates?
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Too early to tell or speculate.  However it very easily could head that direction if Microsoft isn't careful.  I think in the end they are going to HAVE to give users some kind of option.  Especially if it becomes known that a certain update breaks something else.  I've never used a 'Home' edition of Windows but I suspect it won't be too big of an issue.  A basic home user wouldn't know or care enough not install all updates anyway.  Whenever I do 'family or friends' installs, I always choose 'Automatically Download and Install updates' anyway.  Time will tell.
Yes I try to stay away from Home versions of anything even though this is the standard installs on most basic laptop and desktop models. I think auto download and install is the way to go but allow us advanced users to pick and choose manually.
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I just learned from Microsoft support that the icon cannot be cancelled but that it will go away in 5 to 7 days. So just tell people to ignore it.

Windows 10 is fine, but you do not want all your users reserving it on their own.
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Program compatibility is an issue for sure.  I'm going to get it on one of my computers and see what it does.  
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Al
Good software gets upgraded to work with new OS's, so in my point of view that should not be an issue. If a software title no longer works, just upgrade it. You'd have to do that anyway sooner or later, as Windows 7 or 8.x won't be supported for ever. If there is software for which you can't get upgrades for, replace it with something better that does support newer OS's.

Sometimes though you will have to wait until after the OS has been released before upgrades of software for that new OS will become available.
I definitely recommend testing first. I have good solid paid software that HAD to be upgraded (sometimes at cost) to move from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1. Also all the drivers changed for Windows 8.1.

Windows 10 works fine. I have been using it for 6 months. Just don't apply the update holus bolus. Use care.
thanks for all your advise.  I'm wary of Windows per always.  Can't we go back to Dos?
Thanks,
Al