Microsoft Case

Over the past few years, various settlements have been reached between Microsoft and several states as a result of multi-coordinated anti-trust lawsuits. The terms of the settlements require Microsoft to refund money to consumers and businesses in these states who purchased certain Microsoft products during the various state settlement periods. The settlements allow claims in the following amounts per product purchased:

States Settlement End Date Claim Value: DOS Claim Value: Windows Claim Value: Word Claim Value: Excel Claim Value: Office Claim Value: Works Settlement Total (Million)
California 12/15/2001 $16 $16 $5 $26 $29 $5 $1100
Florida 12/31/2002 $12 $12 $5 $5 $5 $5 $202
Kansas 12/31/2002 $5 $10 $5 $5 $5 $5 $32
Tennessee
(Installed products only)
12/31/2002 $5 $10 $5 $5 $5 $5 $64
West Virginia 12/31/2002 $5 $10 $5 $5 $5 $5 $18
North Carolina 12/31/2002 $5 $10 $5 $5 $5 $5 $89
South Dakota 12/31/2002 $5 $12 $5 $5 $5 $5 $9.33
Minnesota 03/17/2003 $15 $15 $9 $23 $23   $241
Arizona 12/31/2002 $15 $15 $9 $9 $9   $104.6
Massachusetts 12/31/2002 $5 $12
(95/98/ME)
$5 $5 $5   $34
Wash DC 12/31/02 $5 $10 (95/98/ME)
$5 (1.0-3.1/NT/2K)
$5 $5 $5   $6.2
Montana                
New Mexico   $13 $5
(NT/3.1)
$6.75 $6.75 $6.75   $31.5
Iowa                
Nebraska                
Mississippi                
Ohio     $13          
Wisconsin                
Vermont                

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