Teri Goldstein, a lady from Sausalito, California, USA, had had enough of the pressure through Microsoft\u2019s pop-up messages to migrate to Windows 10.<\/p>\n
She succumbed and clicked the button. Windows 10 was downloaded and after several reboots, Windows 10 usurped control from Windows 7.<\/p>\n
Windows 10 ushered in dictatorial tendencies; it would restart the computer in the middle of very important work or crush it at will leaving behind a blue screen.<\/p>\n
The Windows 10 installation behaved like modern-day politicians who dislike deadlines; caused the computer to halt whenever it liked.<\/p>\n
Teri felt cheated and called Microsoft helpline. For some days, Microsoft technicians could not resolve the issue. Then, the devils in her were provoked and she rushed to court and sued Microsoft.<\/p>\n
As expected, Microsoft denied any wrong doing stating that the company only made an offer and that Teri Goldstein had a right to ignore it if she did not want Windows 10.<\/p>\n
The court judge observed that by bombarding the customer with messages to upgrade, Microsoft had threatened the customer into making the decision. The choice caused her computer to develop a fault and rendered it unusable. The Court granted Teri $10,000 as compensation for lost time, trauma suffered and cost of a new system.<\/p>\n
After the judgment was pronounced, the Seattle Software giant was not amused and vowed to appeal the ruling only to backtrack few days later. The company said the cost of appeal would dig deeper into Microsoft coffers than settling a small $10,000 fine.<\/p>\n
Ever Since Windows 10 was introduced in July last year, Microsoft has tried to shove Windows 7 and 8 users to adopt the new Windows. The Free upgrade offer was probably a great idea; the problem is that Microsoft seemed to have been forcing customers into a tub of cold water in a chilly winter day for a free bath.<\/p>\n
Windows 10 is not bad. It has only missed the ship. Windows magic stopped with Windows XP. You remember how the company dragged us into Windows 7? Microsoft should have realized that the thrill of a new Windows release was gone at that point. The company should have made Windows 7 its last Windows big upgrade.<\/p>\n
What did the company do? Refused to take customer advice and went on to introduce Windows 10 and promised that it would then stop revolutionizing Windows and would embark on incremental improvements. Meanwhile it wanted everybody to move to Windows 10; for free, it said.<\/p>\n
The free offer expires on 29th July. That is barely three weeks from now. At the moment full Windows 10 Home costs $119 while Windows 10 Pro is priced at $199.<\/p>\n
Microsoft has not specified how much the upgrade version will cost after July 29th. In the past, upgrade versions of Microsoft Operating System cost $50-$70 less than full versions. This entails that Windows 10 Home and Pro Upgrades should cost roughly $69 and $129 respectively.<\/p>\n
If people are unwilling to upgrade for free, are they going to pay $129 for the same? Microsoft has to be patient; Windows 10 will eventually conquer the world through purchases of new computers where the software is preinstalled. Otherwise, it is time to retire old tricks that no longer work wonders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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