A last‑ditch legal challenge has turned Microsoft’s scheduled October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support for Windows 10 into a national news story and a test case over vendor lifecycle obligations, with a San Diego plaintiff asking a court to force Microsoft to continue issuing free security updates until...
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A Southern California resident has filed a state‑court lawsuit asking a judge to stop Microsoft from switching off routine, free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, arguing the scheduled sunset is not a routine lifecycle decision but a coercive commercial strategy that will push...
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A single‑plaintiff lawsuit filed in San Diego is attempting to turn Microsoft’s scheduled October 14, 2025 retirement of Windows 10 into a court‑enforced policy debate — asking a judge to compel the company to keep delivering free security updates for Windows 10 until the OS’s market share falls...
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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 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...
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A Southern California user has filed a lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to continue supporting Windows 10 beyond the company's planned end-of-support date, arguing that the immediate cessation of updates risks user security, creates forced hardware upgrades tied to Microsoft’s AI ambitions...
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A California resident has filed a lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to keep Windows 10 receiving free security updates, calling the company’s October 14, 2025 end-of-support decision a de facto coercion to buy new hardware and a move to entrench its AI strategy — a case that crystallizes...
A Southern California resident has asked a court to stop Microsoft from pulling the plug on Windows 10, arguing the company’s October 14, 2025 end-of-support decision is intended to coerce hardware upgrades and accelerate adoption of Windows 11’s AI features — a legal gambit that spotlights the...
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A Southern California resident has filed suit in San Diego Superior Court asking a judge to block Microsoft’s planned October 14, 2025 end-of-support for Windows 10 and to force the company to continue providing free security updates until Windows 10’s install base falls below a...
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Microsoft is facing a fresh legal challenge over the looming end of support for Windows 10, with a San Diego lawsuit accusing the company of “forced obsolescence” and a strategy to “monopolize the generative AI market” as Windows 11 and Copilot+ PCs become the default path forward. The...
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This week, LinkedIn, the professional networking giant owned by Microsoft, found itself in hot water as it faced a lawsuit accusing it of exploiting its Premium members' private InMail messages to train AI models. While many users rely on LinkedIn for career development, recruitment, and...
In a bold legal move, Microsoft has initiated proceedings against what it describes as an organized group of individuals accused of exploiting its Azure OpenAI Service. This groundbreaking case shines a spotlight on the security vulnerabilities of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI)...
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In an escalating saga that pits one of the world's largest tech companies against alleged bad actors, Microsoft has filed a sweeping lawsuit aimed at countering the so-called "hacking-as-a-service" ecosystem. The case, filed against multiple unnamed defendants, centers on allegations of...
In a bold move indicative of the increasing intersection between cybersecurity, legal warfare, and cutting-edge artificial intelligence, Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against an alleged group of hackers exploiting vulnerabilities in its Azure OpenAI services. The case, filed in a Virginia court...
In a bold move that signifies the escalating tensions between cybersecurity imperatives and artificial intelligence development, Microsoft has launched a federal lawsuit targeting an alleged hacking group for exploiting Azure OpenAI Services. This case exposes the sophisticated techniques...
In a significant development that may reshape the competitive landscape of cloud computing, Microsoft is now the subject of legal scrutiny in the United Kingdom. The tech giant has found itself embroiled in a lawsuit that accuses it of employing anti-competitive licensing practices, which...
In a development that could send ripples through the tech industry, Microsoft has found itself on the defensive against a lawsuit primarily targeting its cloud services pricing practices. Filed in the UK, the lawsuit accuses the technology giant of imposing unfair pricing on customers utilizing...
In a significant legal development, Microsoft is facing a lawsuit in the United Kingdom that may shake up the cloud computing landscape. The lawsuit, spearheaded by competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi, alleges that Microsoft has set higher licensing fees for businesses utilizing its Windows...
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