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Basically M$'s development strategy is what Linux has been doing for years and years.

Well I had to scroll through quite a bit of chaff but Jason's post was great to see!
 
I would guess the big issue is going to be drivers, I'll be watching and waiting to see people's experiences before taking the plunge. Actually I've been putting off a full-on DAW upgrade until this happens. Guess I better start saving my pennies! :-)
 

Well I think I'm going to go ahead and upgrade to Windows 10 and hope for the best. I've read a lot of good things about it and a new browser and OS would indeed freshen up my stale computer. Security features should be better in W10, and it's an upgrade not a fresh re-install, so I shouldn't have to re-install Sonar Platinum, that would take quite a bit of time. My only concerns are compatibility with Adobe Audition and my M-Audio M-Track interface drivers. 
 
Wish me luck. 

Well I did it, I upgraded to Windows 10....took about 45-50 minutes to install. Everything went very smooth. All my settings and applications were saved and work just fine. Sonar Platinum works 100%, no problems so far. W10 is loaded with lots of very nice new features and is very fast. Lot's of information at the touch of a button. It blows W7 out of the water. Very nice upgrade, glad I got it.

Is there a real benefit derived from the talk of lower latency? Is anyone able to confirm that latency under Win 10 is lower than before?

I gather the latency improvements only apply to using standard windows audio drivers, like on internal sound cards and so on. No change for ASIO interfaces.

have you had to reactivate any vsts yet ? 

No to vst activations. The only problem I'm having with W10 is the new browser Edge doesn't handle Favorites very well. They're listed A-Z and you can't re-organize them. some favorites don't show up. Other than that it's a great OS.

I just had to reactivate all XLN stuff (Addictive Drums, Addictive Keys). Otherwise the upgrade was smooth and everything runs perfectly.