Lengthen the life of Windows 7 using the legal system

Can a class-action suit be filed to US Court to force Micro$oft to
extend its support for Windows 7?

I do NOT think Windows 10 is ready for the prime time, it's update is
absolutely as horrifying as a data doomsday.

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In article , Mr. Man-wai
Chang wrote:

Can a class-action suit be filed to US Court to force Micro$oft to
extend its support for Windows 7?

no.

I do NOT think Windows 10 is ready for the prime time, it's update is
absolutely as horrifying as a data doomsday.

it's definitely ready for prime time. the problem is that microsoft has
****ty q/a and keeps releasing buggy updates, although i think they may
have finally realized they need to fix that. 1809 was a rather serious
****up.

On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 22:37:21 +0800
"Mr. Man-wai Chang" wrote:

Can a class-action suit be filed to US Court to force Micro$oft to
extend its support for Windows 7?

I do NOT think Windows 10 is ready for the prime time, it's update is
absolutely as horrifying as a data doomsday.


It will never be ready. it will only get worse.

I was perfectly happy running Windows 7, then Microsoft started
deliberately destroying its operating system. I have never understood
why a company would do this.

On 1/17/2019 11:08 PM, Johnny wrote:

I was perfectly happy running Windows 7, then Microsoft started
deliberately destroying its operating system. I have never understood
why a company would do this.


You should have asked: why is US Government tolerating that kind of
business behavior and ethics?

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On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 09:08:48 -0600, Johnny wrote:

On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 22:37:21 +0800
"Mr. Man-wai Chang" wrote:

Can a class-action suit be filed to US Court to force Micro$oft to
extend its support for Windows 7?

I do NOT think Windows 10 is ready for the prime time, it's update is
absolutely as horrifying as a data doomsday.


It will never be ready. it will only get worse.

I was perfectly happy running Windows 7, then Microsoft started
deliberately destroying its operating system. I have never understood
why a company would do this.

To encourage you to use 10 and embrace Modern apps.

On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 12:37:11 -0500, silverslimer wrote:

| On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 09:08:48 -0600, Johnny wrote:
|
| On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 22:37:21 +0800
| "Mr. Man-wai Chang" wrote:
|
| Can a class-action suit be filed to US Court to force Micro$oft to
| extend its support for Windows 7?
|
| I do NOT think Windows 10 is ready for the prime time, it's update is
| absolutely as horrifying as a data doomsday.
|
|
| It will never be ready. it will only get worse.
|
| I was perfectly happy running Windows 7, then Microsoft started
| deliberately destroying its operating system. I have never understood
| why a company would do this.
|
| To encourage you to use 10 and embrace Modern apps.

I find Windows 10 to be far superior to 7. Some had a problem with Build 1809 when
it was originally released (I didn't), but that has now been fixed. 10 even runs on
older systems. I have a laptop that came with Vista (ugh!) installed. It was later
upgraded to 7 and then to 10. The laptop isn't UEFI capable, but 10 still runs well
on it.

Larc

On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 14:48:16 -0500, I wrote:

| I find Windows 10 to be far superior to 7. Some had a problem with Build 1809 when
| it was originally released (I didn't), but that has now been fixed.

Oops! Version 1809, not Build.

Larc

In message 20190117090848.50d76286@milospc, Johnny
writes:
On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 22:37:21 +0800
"Mr. Man-wai Chang" wrote:

Can a class-action suit be filed to US Court to force Micro$oft to
extend its support for Windows 7?

I doubt it; I can't see how any company can be obliged to continue
supporting an obsolete product, unless they were foolish enough to ever
promise to do so. I would say it's like expecting Ford to continue to
support the Model T, but I have a feeling they do.

I could see a company being prevented from deliberately _breaking_ an
existing product, however. But you're going to need powerful lawyers,
and possibly even a change in the law, to force that through.

I do NOT think Windows 10 is ready for the prime time, it's update is
absolutely as horrifying as a data doomsday.


It will never be ready. it will only get worse.

I was perfectly happy running Windows 7, then Microsoft started
deliberately destroying its operating system. I have never understood
why a company would do this.

As well as "to make you buy the new one", it's so they can put an end
date on supporting the old one, which costs them money and brings in no
income for them. I'm not supporting them in this, of course.
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maximus from his humerus.

On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 23:07:23 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:

In message 20190117090848.50d76286@milospc, Johnny
writes:
On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 22:37:21 +0800
"Mr. Man-wai Chang" wrote:

Can a class-action suit be filed to US Court to force Micro$oft to
extend its support for Windows 7?

I doubt it; I can't see how any company can be obliged to continue
supporting an obsolete product, unless they were foolish enough to ever
promise to do so. I would say it's like expecting Ford to continue to
support the Model T, but I have a feeling they do.
snip

One might wonder what's obsolete about Windows 7, and who gets to make
the determination in the first place? It certainly doesn't seem obsolete
to me. In fact, it seems to be much more functional and stable than 10,
although that opinion isn't universal.

Char Jackson wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 23:07:23 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:

In message 20190117090848.50d76286@milospc, Johnny
writes:
On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 22:37:21 +0800
"Mr. Man-wai Chang" wrote:

Can a class-action suit be filed to US Court to force Micro$oft to
extend its support for Windows 7?
I doubt it; I can't see how any company can be obliged to continue
supporting an obsolete product, unless they were foolish enough to ever
promise to do so. I would say it's like expecting Ford to continue to
support the Model T, but I have a feeling they do.
snip

One might wonder what's obsolete about Windows 7, and who gets to make
the determination in the first place? It certainly doesn't seem obsolete
to me. In fact, it seems to be much more functional and stable than 10,
although that opinion isn't universal.

I don't even think it needs to be compared to Windows 10.
As Windows 10 is just full of circus tricks.

If you need basic functionality supporting modern APIs,
Windows 7 has most everything you might profit from.

Paul