Iron Mountain says the Windows 10 end-of-life is already reshaping IT asset disposition: secure data sanitization, higher volumes of device decommissioning, and a shift toward treating refresh cycles as strategic value-recovery opportunities rather than one-off disposal events.
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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...
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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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Windows 11, already distinguished by its significant leap in integration of artificial intelligence, is now on the brink of a more dramatic transformation as Microsoft ushers in a new era of AI-powered experiences exclusive to Copilot+ PCs—a move that signals not only technical progress but also...
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