8 Reasons You Shouldn't Upgrade to Windows 10 Just Yet

5. You Become A Human Guinea Pig

The early adopters of any complex and ambitious technology update may see themselves as the intrepid pioneers of the tech world. They're the first to machete their way through the jungle into uncharted territory, putting their computers on the line to ensure that the upgrade is safe for the millions of people who subsequently get Windows 10. A romantic vision, certainly. But another way of looking at it is that these people are volunteering themselves as human guinea pigs; their PCs will be injected with tons of early patches, security fixes and updates as Microsoft attempts to splatter the inevitable bugs and figure out just how to get its new behemoth of an operating system working properly. While we're not expecting Windows 10 to cause the same amount of trauma as Windows 8, it's almost certain that the OS will pack plenty of problems on launch day. There is no shortage of people out there who are happy to be the pioneers, human guinea pigs, centipedes, whatever for Windows 10. Let them plunge into Windows 10 first, then when you know it's safe, you can jump onboard too.