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Windows 10 replaced 7 for most people because 8 was a piece of junk. Windows 7 was old by the time 10 came out so there was pent up demand and 10 was a pretty solid showing.
There’s not much that’s compelling about 11 and they’ve introduced unwanted things. It shouldn’t be surprising that people prefer to stay on 10, which is one of the better operating systems Microsoft has ever released. Combine that with the dominance of Linux in the server space and what seems like increased adoption on the desktop and it’s a recipe for poor numbers. For a lot of developers, it’s easier being on a Linux desktop when Linux is the deployment target.
Mostly true; most people who wound up with 8 or 8.1 did so by buying a computer during that brief period of time, few people wanted it, few people liked it, and many people avoided using it. Especially computer enthusiasts did in fact go from 7 to 10.
That's not how I remember events. When Windows 10 was young it was not very popular; they got a lot of backlash for that "Upgrade to Windows 10! [yes] [not yet]" pop-up that took no answer as a yes and installed the OS on idling computers overnight.
Windows 8/8.1 was dark times for me
Win8.1 is specifically why I'm typing this on a machine running Linux Mint.