A California woman has sued Microsoft over its aggressive Windows 10 upgrade practises and has been awarded $10,000 USD in a settlement.
Anybody feel like making a quick buck? Microsoft has long been dragged over the coals for its aggressive Windows 10 upgrade practises, which has forcibly upgraded some users without their consent.
Now, a California woman who took Microsoft to court over its ambiguous strategy has been awarded $10,000 USD in a settlement outside of court.
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Terri Goldstein, a realtor who claimed that her work computer was rendered useless by the Windows 10 upgrade, sued Microsoft citing that she’d never authorised the upgrade.
Goldstein requested compensation for lost wages and a replacement for her computer.
Microsoft’s free upgrade offer has drawn criticism from several quarters for its ambiguous use and strategy; the company has been blasted for enabling older computers to download the upgrade without consent, install the newer OS as part of routine updates, and even tweaking the classic ‘X’ cancel button to delay the update instead of cancelling it altogether.
Microsoft has confirmed its free upgrade offer will expire this July, meaning that those who’ve managed to outwit and outlast a forced Windows 10 upgrade will be able to live comfortably on their existing version of Windows and purchase the upgrade once they deem necessary.
Microsoft’s aggressive Windows 10 upgrade strategy forms part of its push to see the new version of the operating system reach 1 billion devices within a two year period. Most recently in May this year, the company was on-track to meet its goal, as Windows 10 had been successfully installed on 300 million devices.
We’re desperate to know what computer Goldstein will purchase with her settlement; might she try to get an older Windows machine, or jump to the Apple side of the fence?
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