A California lawsuit argues that Microsoft shouldn’t be able to end support until Windows 10's market share shrinks significantly.

California resident Lawrence Klein has filed a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft. Klein alleges this creates forced obsolescence for PCs that cannot meet the strict hardware requirements for Windows 11.

Microsoft knows “many millions of users will not buy new devices or pay for extended support” when Windows 10 goes end of life in October, a new lawsuit alleges. “These users,” it claims, “will be at a heightened risk of a cyberattack or other data security incident,