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rts008 [soylentnews.org] writes:

Too little, too late, IMO, but MS has backed down on a lot of the shady upgrade ambush tactics designed to shove Win 10 down users throats.
I found this while skimming the tech section at google news this morning, leading to PC World's article:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3089299/windows/microsoft-backs-off-sneaky-windows-10-upgrade-tricks-with-simple-new-pop-up.html/ [pcworld.com]
From the liked article:

The company plans to update the Windows 10 upgrade notification window that Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users see on their PCs, as first reported by ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley late Monday.

The new interface will feature three buttons with clear options, including Upgrade now, Choose time (in other words, schedule the upgrade time), or Decline free offer. Microsoft also plans to restore proper behavior to the “x” in the upper right hand corner. Instead of being treated as consent for an upgrade, clicking the “x” will simply dismiss the window, as it should be.

On top of that, Microsoft says it will provide free tech support for anyone who needs help upgrading, or rolling back from Windows 10 to their previous operating system.

I guess the loss of the lawsuit(http://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/06/28/0314217/ [soylentnews.org] tipped the scales, when user backlash was not enough, maybe?

Maybe just a salve, now that most of the damage is done, and why not? the 'free upgrade' was set to expire on 29 July, 2016 anyhow.

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