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The great Windows upgrade inquisition: pop-ups and persistence

Me: (Sitting down with a cup of coffee, ready to start the day.) Ah, let’s see what’s on the agenda today.

Windows 10: (Popping up uninvited.) Hello! Have you heard about Windows 11?

Me: (Sighing.) Yes, we’ve been through this.

Windows 10: But did you know it’s sleeker, smoother, and shinier?

Me: Shiny doesn’t improve my spreadsheets.

Windows 10: (Adopting a tone of a concerned friend.) I worry about you. Still using Windows 10, like a digital hermit.

Me: I’m fine, thanks. Now, if you’ll excuse me…

Windows 10: Wait! Let’s talk about security. Windows 11 is like a digital fortress!

Me: So, what’s Windows 10? A digital cottage with a leaky roof?

Windows 10: (Ignoring the sarcasm.) I wouldn’t say leaky, but maybe it’s time for an upgrade?

Me: I’m good with my ‘cottage.’

Windows 10: (Switching tactics.) Think of the children!

Me: I don’t have kids.

Windows 10: But if you did, they’d love Windows 11. It’s the future!

Me: My nonexistent kids will adapt.

Windows 10: (Desperate.) But the icons! They’re rounder!

Me: Round icons? My life is complete now.

Windows 10: Sarcasm detected. Initiating sympathy mode. I just want to be better for you.

Me: Your concern is touching.

Windows 10: Let’s talk compatibility!

Me: My printer barely works with you as it is.

Windows 10: With Windows 11, it might work… or become a modern art piece.

Me: I’ll stick to traditional art, thanks.

Windows 10: You’re tough to convince. How about… faster updates?

Me: Like the one that made my screen go psychedelic?

Windows 10: That was a feature… for a brief, unintended moment.

Me: I’ll pass on more ‘features.’

Windows 10: (Playing its final card.) But what about cloud integration?

Me: I prefer my clouds in the sky, not in my PC.

Windows 10: (Sounding defeated.) You’re really not going to upgrade, are you?

Me: Bingo.

Windows 10: (Sulking.) I’ll ask again tomorrow.

Me: And I’ll have the same answer.

Windows 10: (Fading away.) Enjoy your digital hermitage.

Me: (To myself.) Until tomorrow, then.

(The screen finally clears. The coffee is cold. The day begins, Windows 10 style.)

And so, the relentless dance of the upgrade prompts continues, with Windows 10 playing the role of the persistent suitor, and me, the unyielding guardian of the status quo.

Joe Ditzel

Joe Ditzel is a keynote speaker, humor writer, and really bad golfer. You can reach him via email at [email protected] as well as Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn.