It seems someone was so pissed off at being forced to upgrade she took Microsoft to court and won!
Microsoft pays 10,000 after automatic Windows 10 installation
8:35 AMCopyright enforcement might be getting out of hand in Scandinavia. As anti-piracy groups and copyright owners continue to work with authorities to curtail piracy in the region, police this week raided the home of a 9-year-old suspect and confiscated her “Winnie the Pooh” laptop...
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Not only did Bridgett Nickerson Boyd's car break down on her way to work, but when she pulled over to the side of the freeway, a sheriff's deputy named Mark Goad pulled behind her, wrote her a ticket for driving on the shoulder, decided to arrest her, followed her to the hospital when her...
Bird lover Eva Hueber could be forced to pay compensation for 'irresponsible feeding' and might even face prison for the mess the birds caused in the Austrian city of Villach.
The property management company on the estate where Ms Hueber lives is taking action for 'many years of irresponsible...
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Armed robber Phillip Niere is suing police in Germany after they arrested him with his trousers round his ankles.
The 38-year-old was arrested after he threatened to kill five staff at Noris Bank in Aachen, west Germany, if they did not dispense £200,000 to him immediately.
He was...
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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan gave the Peace Museum a chance -- and now she wants John Lennon's guitar back.
The state's top prosecutor sued the small and financially troubled Chicago museum in Cook County Court on Feb. 8 to turn over an acoustic guitar that belonged to the former...
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British police have arrested a 65-year-old man suspected of forging the signature of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill in books and then attempting to sell them on eBay or directly to buyers.
Officers from the...
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Nova Scotia baby offered for sale in classifieds online. Nova Scotia baby boy appeared in an ad for sale online for a price. The ad listed the infant as a "two-month" old.
The police put matters into action by visiting the home that was listed in the contact information for the...
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Microsoft has mounted a legal offensive against scams targeting its pay-per-click advertising services, filing two lawsuits that take aim at what it says is a sophisticated new form of the crime.
In two complaints filed this week, Microsoft accused web publishers of engaging in a practice it...