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Microsoft to distribute $224 million in state


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#1 OFFLINE   Humpty

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 02:48 PM

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Microsoft Corp. will distribute up to $223.9 million to Wisconsin residents as part of the settlement of several class action lawsuits.

The lawsuits claimed that the software giant violated the state's antitrust and unfair competition laws by overcharging customers for some of its operating systems, word processing and spreadsheet software.

Microsoft denies that it did anything wrong, and a Wisconsin court did not rule on the merits of the lawsuit.

People who purchased Microsoft software sometime between Dec. 7, 1993, through April 30, 2003, for use in Wisconsin are eligible to make a claim.

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 12:03 AM

looks like im heading up to wisconsin :lol:

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 12:26 AM

I got a letter not to long ago from Microsoft being that I've bought their hardware (mouse, keyboard), and software stating that my state Iowa is also seeking legal actions against them.
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Posted 25 October 2006 - 01:35 AM

letter as in in the mail or email?

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 08:20 PM

View PostTheFiresInTheSky, on Oct 24 2006, 08:35 PM, said:

letter as in in the mail or email?
Regular mail a.k.a. snail mail.
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