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Microsoft Corp. has agreed to offer $37.8 million in vouchers for free software and hardware to Arkansas residents as part of a settlement of an outstanding class-action suit against the company.The company, however, maintains that it did not violate Arkansas antitrust and consumer-protection laws, as it has in other states that filed similar suits against the company. Judge Alice Gray of Pulaski County Circuit Court in Little Rock will consider whether to approve the settlement on March 6, according to a court news release.
The class-action suit centered on whether Microsoft overcharged for its Windows operating system, word processing and spreadsheet software. Those eligible for settlement money are consumers or volume-license customers based in Arkansas who bought the company's software either from Microsoft or another retailer between January 1998 and December 2004.
Microsoft offers $37.8M in vouchers to settle Arkansas lawsuit
[computerworld.com]
