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According
to a civil complaint filed last week on February 14, Frank K. Dickman
Jr. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is suing Microsoft because of a botched
forced Windows 10 upgrade.
"I
own a ASUS 54L laptop computer which has an OEM license for Windows
Version 7," Dickman's claim reads. "The computer was upgraded to
Windows Version 10 and became non-functional immediately. The upgrade
deleted the cached, or backup, version of Windows 7."
Dickman
says that the laptop's original OEM vendor is "untrustworthy," hence,
he cannot obtain a legitimate copy of Windows 7 to downgrade his laptop.
Attempts to obtain a new Windows 7 version from Microsoft have failed,
per the plaintiff's claim.
"Microsoft Corporation refuses to replace their licensed Operating
system for this laptop and requires that the computer vendor replace
it," the lawsuit reads.
Dickman wants Microsoft to provide a "the OEM version of its [Windows
7] operating system" for download via its official website so he can
download and install it on his bricked laptop.
The angry plaintiff wants a judge to force Microsoft to comply with his
request in 30 days or pay up $600 million in damages— albeit the judge
may interpret the damages as $6 billion due to a redaction error, as
the complaint reads "$6,000,000,000.00 (six hundred million dollars)."
Past legal woes
surrounding Microsoft forced upgrades
Dickman's legal endeavor may fall flat on its face,
but
he's not the only one suing the company. In March 2017, several users
filed a lawsuit —seeking class-action status— against Microsoft, also
soliciting monetary damages after suffering botched
Windows7-to-Windows10 forced upgrades that left many unable to use
their computers.
Microsoft's questionable forced Windows 10 upgrade practice has also
gotten the company in trouble with German authorities, but the company
avoided any penalties after it reached an agreement to stop forced
upgrades, at least in Germany.
Poll:
The collective support among Microsoft customers for Dickman's effort is
- 100%
- 99%
- 97%
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1 I have had my HP laptop shit the bed - the processor cooked. I hate Windows 10 and will resist all attempts to upgrade any more of my machines to this miserable pos
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