A California resident has filed suit seeking to force Microsoft to continue issuing free security updates for Windows 10 after the company’s scheduled October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support date, arguing the shutdown amounts to forced obsolescence that steers users into buying Windows 11–capable...
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A single‑plaintiff lawsuit filed in California has turned what many expected to be a routine operating‑system lifecycle event into a live legal test of forced obsolescence, corporate market strategy, and the practical limits of vendor control over security for hundreds of millions of PCs. The...
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A single‑plaintiff lawsuit filed in San Diego is challenging Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support for Windows 10, arguing the cutoff amounts to forced obsolescence designed to drive customers onto Windows 11 and new AI‑optimized hardware—and asking a court to force Microsoft to keep...
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Microsoft's decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 has ignited a high‑stakes legal and policy debate: a California resident has filed suit seeking to force Microsoft to continue issuing free security updates, arguing the sunset constitutes forced obsolescence that disadvantages...
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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...
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A Southern California resident has asked a state court to stop Microsoft from turning off routine, free security updates for Windows 10 this October, arguing the company’s planned October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support amounts to forced obsolescence that funnels users toward Windows 11 and Microsoft’s...
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A Southern California resident has filed suit in San Diego Superior Court seeking to force Microsoft to continue providing free security updates for Windows 10 after the vendor’s announced October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support date, framing the move as forced obsolescence intended to accelerate...
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A single‑plaintiff lawsuit out of San Diego has turned what many saw as an administrative milestone — Microsoft’s announced end of support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — into a test case over forced obsolescence, the company’s pivot to AI‑optimized hardware, and whether courts can or...
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A single consumer’s courtroom challenge has transformed Microsoft’s planned Windows 10 sunset from a scheduled lifecycle event into a high-stakes debate about security, forced obsolescence, and how dominant platform vendors manage transitions to AI‑centric ecosystems. The complaint—filed in...
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A critical deadline is fast approaching for millions of Windows users, signaling a seismic shift in the ecosystem that has defined personal and professional computing for more than a decade. At the heart of this change is Microsoft’s decision to end official support for Windows 10 on October 14...
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