Microsoft told many owners of older Windows 10 PCs they couldn’t move to Windows 11 — but hundreds of readers proved otherwise, using two straightforward workarounds to complete upgrades on hardware Microsoft’s installer flags as “incompatible.” The result: real-world evidence that the blockers...
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Ingram Micro’s latest investor call and fiscal results leave little doubt that the company is riding two concurrent tailwinds: the imminent October 14, 2025 end of support for Windows 10 — which is accelerating commercial device refreshes — and the gradual emergence of AI-driven demand that is...
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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 stop Microsoft from turning off routine, free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a challenge that reframes a routine product‑lifecycle milestone as a flashpoint for questions about planned obsolescence, consumer...
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A single‑plaintiff lawsuit filed in San Diego has transformed what many assumed would be a routine product lifecycle milestone into a high‑stakes public debate about security, competition, and planned obsolescence—claiming Microsoft’s decision to end Windows 10 support on October 14, 2025...
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A single‑plaintiff lawsuit filed in San Diego has turned what Microsoft calls a routine product lifecycle milestone into a flashpoint over security, consumer choice and the company’s AI strategy—alleging that ending free Windows 10 support will abandon as many as hundreds of millions of...
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