The back story, which is unconfirmed by Microsoft, but rings with authencity given the evolution of the Internet where ad are popping up everywhere and you have likely noticed that if you go looking for something you will be awarded with a grand tour of everyone who sells anything like that for weeks or until you do a search for something else.
With only one day wasted I managed to recover "Windows 8.1" and all my files thanks to the Dell engineers having planned for my making the mistake of trusting Microsoft and this is not the end of the story...
Millions of people have had this problem and fortunately one has kicked back successfully in a way that could put $10,000 bucks in your bank account.
Seattle travel agent Teri Goldstein says she unwitingly let Microsoft install the new "10" on her machine and also had it go into slow motion. Where she uses her machine in her business she soon had some real damages so she contacted Microsoft Customer Support and they gave her the usual Microsoft dustoff, which we have experienced more than once. These folks know how to spell "a-r-r-o-g-a-n-c-e" and swear by it.
Unfortunately for the folks on the Microsoft campus Teri knew how to file a Small Claim Court action, put down the $14 filing fee, sued them for $10,000 and won! Microsoft is not going to appeal, apparently afraid of for a curious judge asking for and putting into the public domain a few things they would rather not disclose, but this is where this case could become important to you since they do not want more publicity.
Civil law is much based on precedent. That this case, which is easily proven, was won by the plaintiff, Ms. Goldstein, means it can be cited from here on and it is like putting Chicago Keds, of the concrete kind, on the defendant. Judges love precedents. It passes the buck. "I find for the plaintiff," is what you want to hear.
Microsoft has made their defense of this intrusion especially offensive as the little, red "X" in the upper right hand corner of the pop-up window, traditionally an exit from the window, is rigged to initiate the upgrade! And, it is especially sneaky as it sets up a later time for the operation so you do not become alarmed and it tracks your use pattern for a week and then sneaks "Windows 10" in when you are most unlikely to be paying attention, like dinner time. Citing this in court and having the defense admit that is right is potent testimony for your side, but you probably will not have to get that far along.
Unfortunately for the folks on the Microsoft campus Teri knew how to file a Small Claim Court action, put down the $14 filing fee, sued them for $10,000 and won! Microsoft is not going to appeal, apparently afraid of for a curious judge asking for and putting into the public domain a few things they would rather not disclose, but this is where this case could become important to you since they do not want more publicity.
Civil law is much based on precedent. That this case, which is easily proven, was won by the plaintiff, Ms. Goldstein, means it can be cited from here on and it is like putting Chicago Keds, of the concrete kind, on the defendant. Judges love precedents. It passes the buck. "I find for the plaintiff," is what you want to hear.
Microsoft has made their defense of this intrusion especially offensive as the little, red "X" in the upper right hand corner of the pop-up window, traditionally an exit from the window, is rigged to initiate the upgrade! And, it is especially sneaky as it sets up a later time for the operation so you do not become alarmed and it tracks your use pattern for a week and then sneaks "Windows 10" in when you are most unlikely to be paying attention, like dinner time. Citing this in court and having the defense admit that is right is potent testimony for your side, but you probably will not have to get that far along.
When queried on this Microsoft declared they had changed trick "X," but were unable to say why. They did say they have a decline choice on the pop-up where none had been before. Why do I not see one on this very recent version I got?
If you did update to "Windows 10" without meaning to, it is worth noting you can roll back to your previous version of Windows if you go to the "Setup" page and look for a "Previous Version," in the list of operations and procedures offered. This is a gizmo put on by your computer maker as they know well how sneaky Microsoft can be.
Adrian Vance
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