Microsoft (MSFT) stock was down on Wednesday alongside a new lawsuit against the tech giant over its lack of ongoing support for Windows 10. Lawrence Klein has filed a lawsuit against the company, seeking to force Microsoft to continue to support Windows 10 well after its planned end in October.
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While Windows 11 has been out for nearly four years now, adoption rates have been slow, as many users continue to utilize Windows 10. Klein argues that as of April 2025, Windows 10 makes up 52.94% of all Windows users. The lawsuit requests that Microsoft be required to continue support for Windows 10 until its user base drops below 10% of all Windows users.
Klein’s lawsuit also includes other complaints about Microsoft’s upgrade path to Windows 11. Included among them are the heavy system requirements, which will result in large amounts of e-waste from devices that are unable to upgrade to Windows 11. He also argues that this was done to support Microsoft’s AI efforts, and isn’t in the best interest of its customers.
Microsoft Stock Movement Today
Microsoft stock was down 0.38% as of Wednesday morning, but remained up 25.57% year-to-date and 26.96% over the past 12 months. It makes sense the stock wouldn’t move much in response to this lawsuit. It’s unlikely to be settled before Windows 10 support ends in October. Klein also faces an uphill battle against Microsoft’s legal team.
Is Microsoft Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Turning to Wall Street, the analysts’ consensus rating for Microsoft is Strong Buy, based on 24 Buy and a single Hold rating over the past three months. With that comes an average MSFT stock price target of $623.34, representing a potential 18.26% upside for the shares.
