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There needs to be a class action lawsuit. The people doing this at Microsoft are not that familiar with western legal systems or basic sensibilities or just do

There needs to be a class action lawsuit. The people doing this at Microsoft are not that familiar with western legal systems or basic sensibilities or just don't care. A lawsuit will maybe wake them up.

zxcvcxz 10y ago
It's probably more profitable for them to get more people on 10 and deal with a law suit than to let people stay on the other versions.
- Silhouette 10y ago
  Evidently the lawsuit needs a higher damages award. I thought the motivation for having punitive damages in a legal system was so that courts could make sure it was never cheaper to do the wrong thing and hope to ride out any resulting legal action.
  - talmand 10y ago
    Doesn't matter, in the end all members of the class action lawsuit will receive a coupon for a free copy of Windows 10 for their damages. The lawyers will be paid in cash.
    - Silhouette 10y ago
      If the cash that pays the lawyers is a significant fraction of Microsoft's annual revenues, that might still be considered a win.
ascagnel_ 10y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if the Win10 user agreement includes provisions such that using Win10 counts as agreeing to the EULA, as well as a class-action waiver[0]. There, sadly, will be no class-action to wake them up, unless an individual user is willing to go out of their way. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Mobility_LLC_v._Concepcion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Mobility_LLC_v._Concepc...