Microsoft Sends Takedown Notice To MSFreePC.com

DJFelix writes "Just to add some more drama in California this week, legal counsel for Microsoft issued a takedown notice to Lindows CEO Michael Robertson, demanding the immediate shutdown of the MSFreePC.com website. The MSFreePC.com website allows people who purchased certain Microsoft products in California, or used certain Microsoft products in California to submit a claim in the $1.1 billion class action suit Microsoft lost in California. The site is still up for now, but how long will it last?"

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[I am Kobayashi]

The claims procedures established to implement the settlement reflect the parties' concerns about the submission of improper or fraudulent claims. Such claims, if approved, will take settlement benefits away from legitimate class members and from California's public schools, which will receive vouchers worth two-thirds of any unclaimed settlement funds. The www.msfreepc.com website recommends procedures that will lead consumers to file improper claims that will be denied.

Two-thirds of unclaimed money will got to California public schools... So I doubt money is a motivating factor for Microsoft. More likely they just don't want Lindows capitalizing on their settlement agreement.