At least when Microsoft forced people to update to Windows 10, you could still install Windows 7 later if you really wanted.
But your iPad or phone can go from being fairly usable and fast, to being slow and useless with the last update. And it almost always does.
What on Earth makes you think this?
I could have gotten many more years of usability out of it, but they nearly bricked it with an update that I could not say no to.
At least when Microsoft forced people to update to Windows 10, you could still install Windows 7 later if you really wanted.
But your iPad or phone can go from being fairly usable and fast, to being slow and useless with the last update. And it almost always does.