Microsoft Sued Over Windows 10 Update Campaign
Microsoft is facing two lawsuits seeking class-action status related to the company’s campaign to get people to use Windows 10, reports The Seattle Times.
A suit in U.S. District Court in Florida alleges Microsoft’s Windows 10 update prompts violated laws governing unsolicited electronic advertisements, as well as Federal Trade Commission prohibitions on deceptive and unfair practices. And a suit filed earlier in Israel, also seeking class-action status, alleges Windows 10 installed on Windows users’ computers without their consent, in violation of Israeli law.
“The lawsuits follow complaints from Windows users and longtime Microsoft watchers for what some said were pushy or deceptive prompts to update to Windows 10,” writes The Times‘ Matt Day.
