MS, Calif. $1.1bn Settlement Approved

Iria · Jan 13, 2006, 12:48 AM

A $1.1 billion settlement against Microsoft was allowed to proceed earlier this week after a California appeals court dismissed a challenge by a plaintiff in the case. Under the settlement, a third of the unclaimed vouchers would be returned to Microsoft, while the rest would be given to California schools.

The original ruling was handed down by a San Francisco Superior Court in July 2003, and found Microsoft guilty of overcharging California consumers for its Windows operating system. Vouchers ranging from $5 to $29 were to be distributed among those who made a claim.

Plaintiff Charles Jakob objected to the ruling, however, demanding that the remaining third should be redistributed among those filing claims, not Microsoft. The court disagreed.
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EfrainMan · Jan 13, 2006, 05:41 AM

Bloody finally!

CDsDontBurn · Jan 13, 2006, 06:18 AM

buy OEM. all the same stuff, 'cept you don't get a pretty box and a 100pg. manual.

but in this case, glad it's going to the schools. Arnold can't do simple math of cutting taxes and raising school funds.

MSX · Jan 13, 2006, 08:43 AM

Funny that the terminator has a higher IQ than your current president eh?

(I'm not saying he's a good govener by any means.)

CDsDontBurn · Jan 13, 2006, 06:36 PM

lol.....the only REAL reason that he was voted into office was because he promised to remove that triple car tax thing. nobody really cared what he did afterwards so long as that didn't happen.

Jan 13, 2006, 12:48 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	MS, Calif. $1.1bn Settlement Approved A $1.1 billion settlement against Microsoft was allowed to proceed earlier this week after a California appeals court dismissed a challenge by a plaintiff in the case. Under the settlement, a third of the unclaimed vouchers would be returned to Microsoft, while the rest would be given to California schools. The original ruling was handed down by a San Francisco Superior Court in July 2003, and found Microsoft guilty of overcharging California consumers for its Windows operating system. Vouchers ranging from $5 to $29 were to be distributed among those who made a claim. Plaintiff Charles Jakob objected to the ruling, however, demanding that the remaining third should be redistributed among those filing claims, not Microsoft. The court disagreed. __________ Read More / Source: BetaNews

Jan 13, 2006, 05:41 AM	#2
EfrainMan HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 199 Rep Power: 50 System Specs	Bloody finally! __________________ My modest video card history: S3 Virge, 3DLabs Permedia 2, 3dfx Voodoo3 2000, 3dfx Voodoo5 5500, GeForce 3 Ti500, GeForce 4 Ti4600, Radeon 9700 Pro, Radeon X800XT, Radeon X1900XT+Crossfire, GeForce 8800GTX, Radeon HD4870x2, Radeon HD5870, 2x Radeon HD6970, GeForce GTX 680

Jan 13, 2006, 06:18 AM	#3
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,804 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	buy OEM. all the same stuff, 'cept you don't get a pretty box and a 100pg. manual. but in this case, glad it's going to the schools. Arnold can't do simple math of cutting taxes and raising school funds. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Jan 13, 2006, 06:36 PM	#5
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,804 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	lol.....the only *REAL* reason that he was voted into office was because he promised to remove that triple car tax thing. nobody really cared what he did afterwards so long as that didn't happen. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Jan 13, 2006, 08:43 AM	#4
MSX Burning the frozen... Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,201 Rep Power: 0	Funny that the terminator has a higher IQ than your current president eh? (I'm not saying he's a good govener by any means.)