Finally, someone is sticking it to the man. If you are not taking the end of support for Windows 10 well, you aren’t doing enough about it. A San Diego man is suing Microsoft for its decision to end support for the aging operating system.
Lawrence Klein claims that Microsoft’s decision to discontinue Windows 10 is based on sales and AI. This forces people to purchase new equipment, as well as attempting to “monopolize the generative AI market.” As Adam said, using “people as batteries to train their own AI. Why should Microsoft pay money to train their AI when users can do it for free”.
“Microsoft’s stratagem was to use its dominant position in the OS market to achieve a dominant position in the market for generative AI,” the complaint reads. “It did this by forcing customers to purchase new devices (or face financial repercussions if they did not) and running Windows 11, thereby ensuring a large user base that would access this product by default.”
“With only three months until support ends for Windows 10, it is likely that many millions of users will not buy new devices or pay for extended support,” the complaint continues. “These users—some of whom are businesses storing sensitive consumer data—will be at a heightened risk of a cyberattack or other data security incident, a reality of which Microsoft is well aware.”
While Windows 10 users account for approximately 52.94 (as of April 2025), their decision to discontinue service should happen when users dip below 10 percent. Which, if I’m being honest, is a flight of fancy. However, when more than half you base uses that OS, you should still support it.
Microsoft Sued Over Windows 10 End of Support
Klein describes Microsoft’s push to force Windows 11 adoption as “a campaign to get consumers to ditch their older but perfectly functional Windows 10 devices and purchase Copilot+ PCs capable of running Microsoft’s AI software.”
While it is true that Microsoft normally took 7 to 8 years between transitions of operating systems, this one only took four years. Granted, there has always been a issue when they want to move from one OS to a newer version. What made this one suspicious is the hardware requirement. It was obvious that they need the update software to run co-pilot in the background.
However, with Trump’s tariffs making electronics more expensive, it is difficult for people to upgrade their equipment because you say so. They do offer a free one-year extension providing you meet certain requirements, which I discussed here. For me, personally, I made the jump to Linux with my old ass PC and it works so much better. There is always Apple or Linux.