Microsoft settles antitrust suit for $100M
PC World | at | by Mike
Microsoft has settled an antitrust case with Mississippi worth as much as US$100 million, the state said on Thursday. Mississippi, which filed the suit in 2004, is the 21st state to reach a settlement with Microsoft. As part of the deal, Microsoft has agreed to pay $40 million to the state. The company also will offer $60 million worth of hardware and software vouchers to consumers, businesses, government entities and schools. If all the vouchers aren't claimed, Microsoft will pay $8 million to the state.
Anyone in Mississippi who bought Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows ME between Jan. 1, 1996, and Thursday is eligible for a $12 voucher that can be used for any software or hardware product.