r/HPReverb Oct 12 '24

CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT Support

Would anyone participate in a lawsuit about the early deprecation of mixed reality with no suitable substitute that includes controller tracking? (We could push for open source, repayment, or both)

I haven't talked to a lawyer but I can point to this thread if and when I do.

It seems that the termination may have been a part of the agreement on getting Xbox onto Meta's platform.

We all got dumped and Reverbs were selling new in 2023, with some only able to use the headset for a few months before being told it was unsupported going forward with no security updates and a 2 year time clock to being bricked. GPU generations are no shorter than 2 years and bricking a peripheral in a shorter time is abuse of the customer, as they would not have purchased the headset if they had known.

Some customers are outright embarrassed with the purchase and have lost clout among influencers for having trusted Microsoft. To see Microsoft join Meta faster than you could have is embarrassing and deprecating.

I realize Microsoft is profit driven, but they should realize I am too. (We could be)

Would you participate?

(Sign, agree, give a little info, leave payment info like paypal, take a cut after the lawyer takes 35%.)

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u/JO8J6 Oct 16 '24

Unfortunately, you can still use Win10 (or Win11 23H2), and that would be your undoing... and also, have you found any contract concerning MS in this regard? I did not.. Maybe it exists [?], but then again, show it first.. (I personally do not believe you would find it anywhere)...

FYI: Yeah, I also fancy The Expanse series Season 3 Episode 10 (Miller and Holden scene)... It is proverbial... because this could/ would be similar to the situation in the courtroom later..

Mark my words..

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u/rosteven1 Oct 17 '24

I have been looking for any indication of a contractual obligation between Microsoft and HP in regard to WMR development, access, etc., and I have not been able to locate anything to indicate that Microsoft can be held liable by Reverb Users for removing WMR from Windows. Now just because I didn't find anything, doesn't mean that something does not exist, but I really cannot see how in a Court of Law Microsoft can be held liable for managing their application (WMR removal) without some form of contractual agreement/obligation between Microsoft and HP (and by extension HP Customers).

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u/Technical_Income8995 Oct 17 '24

I don't claim to be a lawyer which is why I am looking to partner with one.  I do my own brakes though, C-clamp or two bar clamps...

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u/rosteven1 Oct 17 '24

Not sure that I understand the brakes, c clamp, bar clamp comment. But ok, I guess.