Windows 10: Woman sues Microsoft for $10,000 over “forced” Windows 10 upgrade,

Doubtful excuses to win the case/argument. The jury believed Goldstein. Microsoft probably paid ten grand an hour in lawyer fees to contest a ten grand judgment.

Had this been a class-action multi-million dollar lawsuit, Goldstein's actions and others' would be forensically contested by Microsoft.

 

*Ditto*Ditto

 

I can completely understand how someone would not know of windows 10. Some here think that the world revolves around Windows 10. When most people have no clue what it is, and how it might bite them . Really, the thought that everyone listens to computer talk is laughable. Who knows what the latest version of iOS they are on, with even the billions of users. Please give me a break and this woman. It isn't her job to know what Microsoft is doing.

 

This is Windows she most expect that it will crash.
but can't just hit power until system shutdown and insert a flash and do clean install of Windows
Hope Windows 10 crash like this for me *Biggrin'Sometimes when get bored install arch to play with '

 

Some people only use a PC because they have to, too make a living. I know people who when asked what OS they are running they just say "Windows" They have no idea what version it is. Those people don't know Windows 10 from any other Microsoft OS. That doesn't make them stupid, just different from the usual people who post here. Her other (home) PC might be a MAC (iPad etc). Windows 10 is front and center for a lot of us, but the rest of the world dances to a different drum.

Her definition of "ruined PC" likely isn't what most here would define it as. In her eyes it was likely ruined because it was non functional/not usable. The upgrade failed or the rollback failed and left it in state where it wouldn't boot up into Windows. She lost productivity as a result. It's her choice whether she replaces it or has it restored to a usable state. And not everybody has an "IT guy" on staff. They call somebody if and when the need arises. A big chunk of the members here are likely that "IT guy". It comes down to how big your business is and what you can afford.

 

A good post Alpha, you put it in a nutshell there.

Some of us don't realise we are what others would call geeks. Plenty of PC users just get on with their work and don't even realise what OS they are using.

 

lol, ask my wife what the OS is on her laptop and she would likely respond FaceBook. I have her laptop set to auto log her in and her IE homepage set to her FaceBook page. That's pretty well all she ever used it for other than an occasional Google search. If FaceBook is down, or the Internet is down, to her, the laptop is broken. And handed to me to be fixed.

 

I agree. That was a really well summarised post. I get the same issues with my family and friends as the 'IT guy'! They think I'm Bill Gates or something when in truth I'm not that good but I'm just a bit more tech savvy and precious about my computers. If I get a problem I will google it to death. It irritates me that Windows 10 is doing this to people - my mother in law would quite happily of used Windows 7 til her laptop died a natural death. As long as she get on the Internet, use office documents, browse photos and calculator she is happy. But of course Windows 10 got itself on there. Given it is a bit unpredictable and I have spent more than one occasion using system restore to get back native app functionality after they stopped working for her, I wish she'd of stayed on Windows 7. It's a minor thing but I still have to waste some of my limited spare time going over and doing this. Windows 10 should of been so much more discreet. Personally I'm a geek but I don't really like it at all either, it's too unpredictable and buggy. I only roll with it because it came with my new machine and I know soon some software will probably be Windows 10 only