The circle of Windows dependency is brutal. In 2020, we were all clinging to Windows 7 like it was the last stable relationship we'd ever have. "Don't force me to install 10!" we screamed, treating Microsoft's upgrade notifications like a clingy ex. Fast forward to 2025 when Windows 10 support ends, and suddenly we're the desperate ones. "Don't leave me!" we'll sob to Windows 10 as Microsoft shoves Windows 11 (or whatever fresh UI nightmare they've cooked up) down our throats. The true Stockholm syndrome of tech. First you hate it, then you can't live without it. Tale as old as computing time.