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Posted on 06/27/2016 9:47:33 AM PDT by dayglored
A few days after Microsoft released Windows 10 to the public last year, Teri Goldstein's computer started trying to download and install the new operating system. The update, which she says she didn't authorize, failed. Instead, the computer she uses to run her Sausalito, California, travel-agency business slowed to a crawl. It would crash, she says, and be unusable for days at a time.
"I had never heard of Windows 10," Goldstein said. "Nobody ever asked me if I wanted to update."When outreach to Microsoft's customer support didn't fix the issue, Goldstein took the software giant to court, seeking compensation for lost wages and the cost of a new computer. She won. Last month, Microsoft dropped an appeal and Goldstein collected a $10,000 judgment from the company.
Microsoft denies any wrongdoing, and says they only halted their appeal to avoid the cost of further litigation.
[More at the OP article (link).]
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I had it start on it’s own, and am still dealing with issues...8.1 was better
$10,000. Bill Gates must be smarting from that.
I had Windows ME back in the day, and am still saddened thinking about that experience.
Just one more month, and it’ll be all over!
Bill Gates hasn’t been associated with Microsoft since 2014.
Oh man. I can see lawyers lining up now. “Have you been upgraded to Windows 10 without your permission? If so call Sal (1-800-fre-money)”
Microsoft automatically updated my computer to windows 10. They also provided a means to go back to your original which for me was windows 7. It was very easy steps to get it back. What I don’t know is if they will try to upgrade to 10 again.
Wanna bet? The only difference is that after July 29 Microsoft can ALSO charge you for the upgrade. If anything, that will make them MORE aggressive about it.
Since Microsoft argues that no one is being forced to upgrade, then any instance where the upgrade takes place MUST by definition have been approved (they say), and therefore the user will be charged (at some point, probably within a day or two) for the Activation code.
The upgrade downloads and installations will proceed exactly as they does now, or possibly more aggressively. I'd bet money on it (a donation to FR, of course!).
It’s about time Microsoft paid and paid BIG for it’s software malpractice. They should pay people MILLIONS not mere tens of thousands of dollars.
You're one of the lucky ones.
> What I don’t know is if they will try to upgrade to 10 again.
Of course they will. They likely consider your initial "roll-back" a temporary aberration, to be "Corrected" in the future.
Remember, folks, if you really want to prevent an authorized "upgrade", you can do so. There are numerous FR threads with links to tools that disable and/or silence the nagging reminders and GWX programs.
Search FR on keyword "windowspinglist" and look for the Win10 upgrade complaint threads. There are plenty of them to choose from.
So I can assume it's Microshaft's legal opinion that I too can break into people's computers and add and delete software without their permission, desire, or even advance knowledge? No? So they're somehow legally "special"? They're special alright.
My laptop was bought right about when Win10 was coming out so I voluntarily went ahead with the upgrade from 8.1. The upgrade was nearly seamless, except that it didn’t get the sound driver the first time. When I manually had it check afterwards, then it worked just fine. Since then I have felt the upgrade was a major plus on the laptop. Boots faster, runs smoother, and overall has been great. If the hardware in your system isn’t compliant with Win10 I can understand someone wanting to not want this upgrade. Otherwise, no complaints here from me.
Open the lawsuit floodgates! Microsoft is going to get financially reamed because of this. A very deserved reaming at that.
“Bill Gates hasn’t been associated with Microsoft since 2014.”
< wink wink >
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