I missed nothing. The 10k was awarded for her actual costs - a replacement PC and lost business profits. Suggesting 10k for for everyone for every computer that updated to Win10 is ridiculous, since computers don't cost 10k and a Win10 "upgrade" doesn't force us to buy new PCs, nor to commit ~8k worth of man hours (per PC) to the problem. The suggestion makes as much sense as picking a random dollar amount out of one's butt.
A review of the logic involved...
The court determined that the complainant's efforts to deal with the Win10 problem were valued at $10K, for dealing with the problem(s) on her ONE computer.
Some other people in this world have responsibilities for dealing with the Win10 problem on multiple computers.
If the court penalized MS $10K for the complainant's ONE computer, then it should be easy to ask whether or not the court could also penalize MS $10K for EACH computer similarly effected, regardless of who the computers' owner is.
If the complainant had to deal with not only her notebook computer, but also had the same problem with a desktop computer, she might have been awarded $20K.
So, the same consideration could be extended to anyone who has to deal with the Win10 mess on multiple computers.
The above logic seems straight forward.
If you disagree with the court's decision, that's a different thing.
But, my initial post of this idea was simply a posit, a simple question for thought, not an attempt to stir up contention or debate. So, I will leave it at that. No harm, no foul.
Best Regards,
