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I'm not sure why everyone is so obsessed with updates. Many would say it's not safe to keep using OS without getting regular updates,
Aside from security, you might face unexpected behavior after long time it receive last update. For example,
- Repository or website which host software for your OS no longer exist.
- Some application cannot use internet connection properly due to certificate problem.
but I've seen lots of machines running something ancient like Centos 5 for example and yet they're rock solid. Don't fix it if ain't broken they say.
What exactly do you mean by rock solid? Rarely crash?
For my Windows computer I was using Windows 7 until the very last day and I hope to do the same with Windows 10.
Talking about Windows, are you aware of LTSC version which has less bloat and longer support?