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Woman Wins $10,000 Lawsuit Against Microsoft Over Windows 10 Upgrades
SlashDot ^ | Jun 27, 2016 | Anon

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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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: lawsuit; microsoft; msn; windows; windows10; windowspinglist
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To: Still Thinking

Well, when you turn on Windows Update you give Microsoft permission to install software on your mission without asking you.


41 posted on 06/27/2016 11:01:25 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: dayglored

If ‘users’ ever bothered to read the End User License Agreement (EULA), they would find that they are basically renting, not owning, many software programs.

Enforceable? Who knows?

It was the Euro court that forced MS to allow for removing Internet Explorer from Windows. Up until then, MS claimed that IE was an integral part of Windows.


42 posted on 06/27/2016 11:07:24 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Marko413

Tech tip bookmark. Thanks for the link.


43 posted on 06/27/2016 11:08:08 AM PDT by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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To: Boogieman

That’s why I don’t do that. However, even for those who do, I don’t think it passes the “reasonable man” test to assume they’re consenting to having their OS stolen vs. typical Windows Update stuff like bug fixes, driver additions, etc.,


44 posted on 06/27/2016 11:13:27 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Boogieman

And besides, I believe even those who set the WU options for “download but don’t install, ask me” are getting herded/buffaloed/tricked into installing WX. You definitely can’t say they consented to updates without further consent.


45 posted on 06/27/2016 11:15:39 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: oh8eleven
(although SpinRite saved the day a few times :)

Not to hijack the thread, but your mentioning SpinRite, which has saved my butt, made me want to plug Gibson Research. BTW, for you privacy aficionados, they have a great writeup on TrueCrypt, the best open-source encryption software ever.


46 posted on 06/27/2016 11:25:33 AM PDT by 867V309 (It's over. It's over now.)
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To: dayglored

GWX10 Control Panel (free download) will stop Win 10 in it’s tracks.

IMHO, there should be a massive class action lawsuit filed against M$FT for forcing Win 10 on us.

Me? Happy Win 7 user. I have no reason to upgrade. Win 7 does all I want and has loads of features I never use.

WIN 10 is M$FT’s first step to a “per use” business model. Count me out.


47 posted on 06/27/2016 11:29:30 AM PDT by upchuck (I'm hanging here until my Free Republic 401K is fully vested.)
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To: TheCipher

Before I click on the link, what is it?


48 posted on 06/27/2016 11:40:38 AM PDT by tbw2
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To: dayglored

bfl


49 posted on 06/27/2016 11:40:58 AM PDT by SisterK (its a spiritual war)
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To: Raycpa

“WINxit”

Or Mexit.

Linux, the ultimate revenge!


50 posted on 06/27/2016 11:47:21 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves. Socialism is governmental theft!)
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To: Sergio

Glad to help, there is also a 2nd link at the end of the article that lets you delve even deeper at shutting down the intrusive processes from Microsoft if you are feeling confident enough to do so.


51 posted on 06/27/2016 12:02:27 PM PDT by Marko413
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To: dayglored

Seems like a lotta folks just don’t like Windows 10.


52 posted on 06/27/2016 12:11:40 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: T-Bone Texan

For everyone that moans/bitches/whines about Windows Me, I never - EVER had a problem with it.

Not once. Never blue screened, never a driver issue, etc.

And yes, I upgraded from 98.

Of course, I eventually upgraded to XP, and never had a problem with it, either.

A few BSOD’s on Windows 7, but I’ve got software that will not work until Windows 10, so won’t be upgrading.


53 posted on 06/27/2016 12:52:42 PM PDT by ro_dreaming (Chesterton, 'Christianity has not been tried and found wanting. It's been found hard and not tried')
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To: McGruff
Better Call Saul.


54 posted on 06/27/2016 12:55:29 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (#BlackOlivesMatter)
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To: MoochPooch

Not so much as a simple backup of your data files? I guess that habit will change.


55 posted on 06/27/2016 12:58:26 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (#BlackOlivesMatter)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

I should have stored them in the cloud, but I get too damn lazy. Actually, most of the files weren’t that important, anyway.


56 posted on 06/27/2016 1:12:23 PM PDT by MoochPooch (I'm a compassionate cynic.)
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To: dayglored

A friend is on a satellite internet service. He does not have the data capacity in his account to allow the update. Yet it keeps nagging him to say yes. This is an outrageous intrusion. What about no is hard to understand?

(But comes as no surprise, Too many techies are also lefties who cannot understand the word no.)


57 posted on 06/27/2016 1:17:53 PM PDT by theBuckwheat
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To: MoochPooch
That's good. Losing crucial data is a real "kick in the head"...as Sinatra said so many years ago.

But seriously, a decent USB external hard drive from Best Buy that runs a weekly scheduled backup of your stuff can be a real life saver.

58 posted on 06/27/2016 1:23:54 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (#BlackOlivesMatter)
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To: BigEdLB
I upgraded from 8 to 8.1 to 10 as they were released and have had no issues.

Toshiba had some upgrades that you had to install in order to go from 8 to 8.1 and I think that probably had something to do with the seamless upgrades.

I have 2 other laptops that upgraded from 7 to 10 - no issues with either of them either.

I did disable the spyware on each, do not download email (read it on the web), use chrome with ghostery and have Norton on each (supplied by Comcast).

59 posted on 06/27/2016 1:46:27 PM PDT by Abby4116
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To: Telepathic Intruder

You see...they say it has happened to more than just one person. It’s like that.


60 posted on 06/27/2016 1:59:27 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that the state deportmentthat up....)
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