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It's probably more profitable for them to get more people on 10 and deal with a law suit than to let people stay on the other versions.

• Silhouette 10y ago
  Evidently the lawsuit needs a higher damages award. I thought the motivation for having punitive damages in a legal system was so that courts could make sure it was never cheaper to do the wrong thing and hope to ride out any resulting legal action.
  • talmand 10y ago
    Doesn't matter, in the end all members of the class action lawsuit will receive a coupon for a free copy of Windows 10 for their damages. The lawyers will be paid in cash.
    • Silhouette 10y ago
      If the cash that pays the lawyers is a significant fraction of Microsoft's annual revenues, that might still be considered a win.