>Anybody who wants more control won't be running Windows 10 or probably running an alternative OS.

Please don't confuse more control with privacy.

My last foray into Ubuntu and Mint (for more control) was a miserable failure on several levels, so I went back to Microsoft Windows.

There are many people that would like an alternative, but Mac OS and Linux aren't suitable (walled garden and stability issues). Having to hack around security concerns is still my preferred alternative at this time.