You are absolutely right, most consumers share that view as well they should — but many others want to take advantage of new features and technologies. We can’t blame them for wanting to do what Microsoft itself, essentially, encourages them to do: to upgrade. Windows 11, moreover, is supposed to be more secure, which is always a good reason to upgrade.

It’s just that, as you noted, a new version of Windows is never 100% bug-free or optimized. But it was/is Microsoft’s responsibility to deliver a new OS in as good a state as it possibly can, which the company DID NOT do.

So yes, it pays to wait if there’s no specific need to upgrade. That is the norm anyway. But in the case of Windows 11 not only do we have to wait for it to become bug-free, but to also be completed, since it’s still practically under development. That, in 2022 terms, is unacceptable and consumers seem to think so too. Hence the reluctance to upgrade despite it being free.