Newsletter Archives

• Shame on Microsoft for Leaving Surface Pro Customers in the Dark

  Posted on September 23, 2016 at 15:59 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  An excellent overview of the Simplo battery case.

  Ed Bott’s Windows Insider column for Redmond Magazine.

   

  Now let’s see what happens with the LG battery problem.

  Windows Patches/Security Simplo

• Remember Batterygate? It’s back, bigger than ever, with a fratricidal twist

  Posted on September 20, 2016 at 08:02 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Did the patch that saved Simplo batteries on the Surface Pro 3 screw up the more common LGC batteries?

  InfoWorld Woody on Windows

  Windows Patches/Security Batterygate, LGC, Simplo, Surface Pro 3

• Surface Pro 3 SIMPLO battery fix appears to be working

  Posted on August 30, 2016 at 08:06 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  But three key questions remain.

  InfoWorld Woody on Windows

  Windows Patches/Security battery, Simplo, Surface Pro 3

• Class action probe begins for faulty Simplo batteries in Surface Pro 3

  Posted on August 1, 2016 at 11:50 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Looks like there’s a law firm that’s ready to take on Microsoft.

  With all the problems we’ve seen with Surface Pro 3, Surface Pro 4, and Surface Book firmware/drivers, it’s hard to imagine why anybody would buy one. But buy they do.

  InfoWorld Woody on Windows

  Microsoft News class action, lawsuit, Simplo, Surface Pro 3