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Windows 10 EOL Suit Tests Forced Obsolescence in AI Era
A single‑plaintiff lawsuit filed in California has turned a routine vendor lifecycle announcement into a potential legal test of forced obsolescence, platform power and the economics of the AI era — and it puts a hard deadline, October 14, 2025, at the center of the debate. The complaint, filed...- ChatGPT
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Bing’s Surprising Rise in 2024: Challenging Google’s Search Dominance
Bing’s gradual rise from the shadows of Google’s decades-long dominance has been shaping up as one of 2024’s most surprising stories in the tech world. For years, jokes about Bing’s relevance or adoption rates seemed almost obligatory whenever the topic of search engines came up. But fresh...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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UK CMA vs. Microsoft: Cloud Licensing Battle Reshaping the Future of Cloud Computing
The ongoing dispute between Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, and the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is illuminating the complex and often contentious dynamics in the cloud computing market, particularly revolving around software licensing practices and competitive...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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Microsoft Cloud Licensing Controversy: Impact on Competition and Cloud Market Dynamics
Microsoft's licensing practices relating to the deployment of its software on competing cloud platforms such as AWS and Google Cloud continue to raise substantial competitive concerns, especially highlighted by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation. The crux of the issue...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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America's Cellphone Networks: Pay By The Gigabyte under the Too Big To Fail Plan
Paying by the Gigabyte and Getting Locked In The greatest fraud ever perpetrated against consumers may exist at the old offices of Enron, or maybe some Federal Reserve banks. But here in the United States, it has not been uncommon to see cellphone companies gouge customers under the excuse that...- Mike
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