Posted on 07/30/2016 1:37:44 PM PDT by dayglored
Microsoft is facing more legal trouble over its handling of Windows 10 upgrades.
Microsoft is facing two more lawsuits over the company’s questionable Windows 10 upgrade tactics. Both suits are seeking class-action status.
The first suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Florida. It alleges that Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade prompts “violated laws governing unsolicited electronic advertisements,” as reported by The Seattle Times. The suit also says Microsoft’s tactics are against the Federal Trade Commission’s rules on deceptive and unfair practices.
The second suit was filed in June in Haifa, Israel alleging that Microsoft installed Windows 10 on users’ computers without consent. Microsoft already paid out a $10,000 award in a previous U.S. suit over similar circumstances.
Microsoft told the Seattle Times it believes the suits won’t succeed. The Times also reports that Microsoft said Windows 10 upgrades (the Times report called them “updates”) are a “choice, not a requirement.”
The story behind the story: That’s quite a disingenuous statement considering that Microsoft violated the known behavior of the Windows interface to essentially trick people into upgrading.
The "forced upgrade" saga
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i meant the lawsuit, sorry
Sorry. It’s too much. Could you please remove me from the ping list?
Thank you.
Wow! I never upgrade.
BTW dayglored please remove me from the ping list.
No problem, you're off. :-)
Thank you!
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