bait and switch

About this tag
The tag 'bait and switch' on WindowsForum.com covers discussions where users feel misled by a product or service that does not deliver on its initial promise. One thread describes a user who downloaded a Windows Release Preview Evaluation Copy, only to have it expire and require payment for the full version, with no option to revert to Windows 7 and loss of previous files. Another thread references a legal case where 'bait and switch' is used to describe a for-profit education program. These examples highlight user frustration with perceived deceptive practices in software and business offerings.
  1. whoosh

    VIDEO Was 'Trump University' A Scam?

    :andwhat::shocked: Following the release, earlier this week, of testimony filed in a federal lawsuit against Trump University, the United States is facing a high-stakes social-science experiment. Will one of the world’s leading democracies elect as its President a businessman who founded and...
  2. J

    Windows 8 Windows Release Preview Evaluation Copy Expired

    I downloaded Windows Release Preview Evaluation Copy. Build 8400. Now I am getting messages that says my version has expired and to download the newest version. The newest version requires a payment. This seems like a bait and switch. Windows says I can't uninstall Windows 8 and go back to...
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