Microsoft Settles Six Class-Action Suits

Posted by timothy on Tuesday October 28, 2003 @01:27PM from the cost-of-doing-business dept.

Bootsy Collins writes "Microsoft has reached a settlement in class-action lawsuits filed against them by five states and the District of Columbia. Two of the six settlements have already been approved by the relevant courts. The settlements would provide $200 million in vouchers to past purchasers of Microsoft software. The vouchers can be used to purchase hardware, software, or training; suprisingly (given plaintiffs' willingness to roll over on this issue in the past), vouchers used for software need not be used to purchase Microsoft products. More on this story from the Washington Post as well as many other news sources."

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Re:I don't know about your by RzUpAnmsCwrds · 2003-10-28 18:29 · Score: 0, Flamebait

"past 5 - 10 years"

1995: Microsoft Windows 95. Made PCs (not Macs) easy enough to use for your granny
2000: Microsoft Windows 2000. Good enough to be called a "real OS".
2001: Microsoft XBox. Wildly unprofitable, but nonetheless a notable entry into the gaming market. Allows developers to easily port code between PC and game system.
2001: Microsoft Windows XP. The first "real OS" in the consumer space. Linux is still not the kind of OS your granny should be running and Mac OS 10.1 hadn't even come out.