antitrust

  1. Edge Canary Exit Nudge: Pin Edge to Windows 11 Taskbar (Chrome >90)

    Microsoft’s Edge team is quietly testing an exit‑time nudge in Edge Canary that would prompt heavy Google Chrome users to pin Microsoft Edge to the Windows 11 taskbar — a targeted experiment revealed by dormant feature flags in recent Canary builds and amplified by technology press coverage...
  2. Windows 10 End of Support Lawsuit Challenges Free Updates and Upgrades

    A Southern California resident has filed a lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to continue issuing free security updates for Windows 10 beyond the company’s published end‑of‑support date of October 14, 2025, arguing the vendor’s lifecycle decision amounts to forced obsolescence and an...
  3. Windows 10 EOL Sparks California Suit, Windows 11 Hurdles, ESU Pushback

    Microsoft’s announced shutdown of free Windows 10 security updates in October 2025 has triggered more than grumbles — it’s spawned a California lawsuit and a public debate that could force Microsoft to change how it retires a dominant operating system. The complaint, filed by Lawrence Klein in...
  4. Musk vs Apple: xAI and the App Store Antitrust Showdown

    Elon Musk’s latest salvo at the tech establishment landed on social feeds and in headlines within hours: xAI will sue Apple, he said, accusing the iPhone maker of manipulating App Store rankings and editorial features to favor OpenAI’s ChatGPT — an action Musk framed as an “unequivocal antitrust...
  5. GitHub Moves to Microsoft's CoreAI: AI-First Strategy and Governance Risks

    Microsoft’s decision to reorganize GitHub into its CoreAI organization after CEO Thomas Dohmke announced his departure marks a decisive shift from the independence GitHub maintained inside Microsoft since 2018 — a move that accelerates AI-first product integration while raising urgent questions...
  6. Edge Exit-Time Prompts: Targeting Chrome Users Sparks Privacy and UX Debate

    Microsoft’s latest experiment in Edge promotion — a stealthy, exit-time prompt that appears to heavy Chrome users and asks them to pin Microsoft Edge to the Windows 11 taskbar — has renewed an old debate about platform behavior, telemetry, and user choice. The feature was uncovered as inert...
  7. Windows 10 End of Support Lawsuit: Forced Obsolescence and ESU Debate

    A single‑plaintiff lawsuit filed in San Diego has escalated what Microsoft framed as routine product lifecycle management into a public test of forced obsolescence, consumer protection, and whether a dominant platform can be legally compelled to continue issuing free security updates after an...
  8. California Lawsuit Challenges Windows 10 End of Support and ESU Plan

    Microsoft is facing a state‑court challenge in California after a Southern California resident filed a lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to continue providing free security updates for Windows 10 beyond the vendor’s announced end‑of‑support date — a legal gambit that reframes a routine product...
  9. California Lawsuit Challenges Windows 10 End of Support: Impact and Upgrades

    A California resident has filed a San Diego Superior Court lawsuit seeking to stop Microsoft from ending routine, free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, arguing the vendor’s lifecycle decision amounts to forced obsolescence and an anticompetitive nudge toward Windows 11 and...
  10. California Lawsuit Seeks Free Windows 10 Updates After Oct 2025 End-of-Support

    A Southern California resident has filed a state‑court lawsuit asking a judge to force Microsoft to continue providing free security updates for Windows 10 beyond the vendor’s announced end‑of‑support date of October 14, 2025 — a legal gambit that turns a routine lifecycle milestone into a...
  11. Windows 10 End of Support 2025: Lawsuit, AI Push, and E-Waste Debate

    Microsoft’s move to retire Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has become more than a routine product‑lifecycle note: it has sparked a court challenge that frames the end‑of‑support as a calculated nudge — some would say a shove — toward Windows 11, AI‑optimized hardware, and paid patching options...
  12. California Suit Challenges Windows 10 End of Support and Free Security Updates

    A Southern California resident has filed a last‑minute legal challenge asking a San Diego judge to halt Microsoft’s planned October 14, 2025 end of mainstream support for Windows 10 and to force the company to keep issuing free security updates until the operating system’s install base drops to...
  13. Klein v. Microsoft: Windows 10 EOL, ESU, and AI Shift

    A Southern California man’s decision to sue Microsoft over the company’s scheduled October 14, 2025 end-of-support for Windows 10 has turned a routine product‑lifecycle milestone into a multi‑front debate over security, consumer rights, environmental impact, and the competitive dynamics of an...
  14. Windows 10 End of Support Lawsuit: Can Microsoft Keep Free Security Updates?

    A Southern California resident has asked a state court to stop Microsoft from turning off routine, free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, arguing the company’s announced end‑of‑support timetable amounts to forced obsolescence tied to a push toward Windows 11 and Microsoft’s...
  15. Windows 10 End of Support Sparks Legal Clash Over Security and AI

    A Southern California resident has asked a court to stop Microsoft from turning off routine, free security updates for Windows 10 this October, arguing the company’s announced end-of-support is not a routine lifecycle event but a deliberate tactic to force hardware upgrades and entrench...
  16. Edge Canary exit-time pin-to-taskbar nudge for Chrome users

    Microsoft Edge’s latest Canary build contains an eye-catching — and quietly aggressive — internal experiment: a pop-up that nudges users who habitually use Google Chrome to pin Microsoft Edge to the Windows 11 taskbar when they close the browser. The code names and feature flags discovered in...
  17. Windows 10 End of Support 2025 Sparks Lawsuit Over Obsolescence and AI Push

    A single‑plaintiff lawsuit filed in San Diego has transformed what many assumed would be a routine product lifecycle milestone into a high‑stakes public debate about security, competition, and planned obsolescence—claiming Microsoft’s decision to end Windows 10 support on October 14, 2025...
  18. GitHub Joins CoreAI: A Turning Point for AI-First Developer Tools

    GitHub’s CEO change and the company’s shift into Microsoft’s CoreAI orbit mark a decisive moment: a once-independent code-hosting giant is being steered closer into the heart of Microsoft’s AI strategy, and that realignment raises strategic upside for AI-first development — plus challenging...
  19. Lawsuit Seeks Free Windows 10 Updates Beyond Oct 14, 2025 EOL

    A Southern California resident has filed a lawsuit asking a court to stop Microsoft from ending routine, free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, arguing the company’s lifecycle decision amounts to forced obsolescence designed to push users onto Windows 11 and into Microsoft’s...
  20. Lawsuit Challenges Windows 10 EOL: Free Updates Until 10% Market Share

    A single‑plaintiff lawsuit filed in San Diego is asking a court to stop Microsoft from turning off routine security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, arguing the company’s end‑of‑support timetable amounts to forced obsolescence intended to push consumers toward Windows 11 and...