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Re:'Windows 10 destroyed our data' Microsoft taken to US court by kogepathic on Friday March 24, 2017 @09:44PM (#13953614)
> User is responsible to back up their own files on a periodic basis which might be another factor in the case.

This. I understand the frustration around the Windows 10 upgrade program, and I agree that Microsoft was overzealous in pushing the upgrade.

However, you had the choice to ignore the prompts and not install Windows 10. Yes, they were obtuse, but it was possible to avoid upgrading to Windows 10.

It is always the user's responsibility to have a backup of their data. I also find it very difficult to believe the plaintiff's claims that Windows 10 caused hardware damage. It is extremely rare that an operating system would cause hardware damage. [0]

Operating systems, especially ones as well tested as Windows, don't generally wreck hardware. I don't think Microsoft should be on the hook for third party drivers which were incompatible with Windows 10.

[0] https://www.extremetech.com/computing/240309-apples-bootcamp...

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Re:'Windows 10 destroyed our data' Microsoft taken to US court by Macha on Saturday March 25, 2017 @08:18AM (#13955257)
There was a period where closing the GWX dialog counted as consent. Imagine arriving to your computer after that and seeing the win 10 EULA and we have updated to Windows 10, please accept this eula or go through the time consuming and potentially unsuccessful rollback procedure. Hardly counts as uncorced
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