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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday August 26 2017, @06:21AM   Printer-friendly
from the unpleasant-aftertaste dept.

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

Microsoft sparked fury when it aggressively pushed its Windows 10 operating system onto people's PCs – from unexpected downloads to surprise installations.

Now a consumer rights group has forced Redmond to promise it will never do it again, in Germany at least.

In 2015, Microsoft offered existing Windows 7 and 8 users a free upgrade to its new cloud-friendly OS, and rapidly become increasingly ambitious about getting it onto machines. After bundling the upgrade alongside its monthly security patches and resorting to tricky tactics, loads of users found they were downloading gigabytes of unwanted Redmond code.

This riled a lot of folks, but Germany – one of the few countries that takes consumer rights seriously – actually took action. The Consumer Center in Baden-Württemberg filed a cease-and-desist complaint against Redmond regarding the practice, and the software giant has unexpectedly caved and promised never to do it again.

"We would have wished for an earlier introduction, but the levy is a success for more consumer rights in the digital world," said Cornelia Tausch, CEO of the Center.

Source: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/23/microsoft_windows_10_updates_germany/


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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by maxwell demon on Saturday August 26 2017, @07:53AM (1 child)

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Saturday August 26 2017, @07:53AM (#559337) Journal

    Sorry for the self reply; I just noticed that the first paragraph also has an important extra information:

    Nach prozessualen Winkelzügen von Microsoft, gab der Konzern nun überraschend eine strafbewehrte Unterlassungserklärung ab.

    "Strafbewehrte Unterlassungserklärung means that it is not only legally binding, but it also includes an explicit penalty clause.

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 26 2017, @09:23AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 26 2017, @09:23AM (#559359)

    Strawberries? What does delicious fruit have to do with this?