To make my point clear to you, imagine with me the following situation. You are very delighted to try the last version of Windows 7, the system that has been praised on the media and you can see its ads covering all places!!

So, you (end user) are longing to use it in your old PC, why not?? Everyone is stressing the capability of Windows 7 to work efficiently on old devices and why shouldn't it work? It is a production of Great Microsoft!

After  you installed the Windows 7, you came to  the drivers installation ceremony (it is part of the ritual installation of Windows if you are not familiar with it), so, to install your system drivers, you check devices manufacturer's websites after being confident that you will find the right one for your system, and why not?? Microsoft has been swearing that its system is the best system on earth and drivers problems are a trait of GNU Linux only.

Unfortunately, the bad news will surprise you (you don't want to hear them, or you are eager to hear, of course it depends on which side you are on). The news is that you will get a text file instead of the driver telling you that your devices are not supported anymore. So, you are shocked and frustrated!!

This story is real and shows us how bad are the proprietary software, at least from my side!!

If the companies want to force you to upgrade, no one can say "no". By the way, I think that there is a similar story on windows7sins.org.