Few Takers For Microsoft's Settlement Cash

Makarand writes "According to this article on SiliconValley.com very few claims have been received to claim money from a Microsoft antitrust settlement in California. Only about 4% of the estimated 14 million eligible California consumers have bothered to file a claim till now. The deadline for filing claims is officially April 28 but is likely to be pushed back into May or June. Either, consumers have found the claims process too confusing, time-consuming and discouraging to keep them from making a claim or they are waiting till the last minute to file(like taxes). According to the settlement one-third of the unclaimed money will be kept by Microsoft and the rest will be given to Californian schools."

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lick it hippies

[Anonymous Coward]

not FP but close enough for government work.

bitches.

hey slashdotters

[Anonymous Coward]

Senator Chuck Hegel says it may be time to fire up the draft!

Of course they probably won't do until after you reelect Bush, it would be political suicide before the election.

But after November the coast is clear and we can fire up the draft!

I mean you supported the war didn't you?! Well now you can REALLY show your support! By going to Iraq and fighting! Isn't that great! It's like a dream come true now all the hawks that wanted this war so bad will actually get to go fight it!

Oh ya, and they will be coming for the unemployed people first so get ready! Who knows after you risk life and limb rebuilding Iraq your corporation that you work for will outsource your job to Iraq! Sweet! Free trade rocks!

Yay, free markets! Yay, War!!!

I've decided to join the battle

[jacquesm]

After reading all the fud from SCO, MS (check out that ad at the top of this page, it has the 'linux TCO is 10x higher than MS server 2003) I have decided to join the battle.

Want to learn more and help ? Please go to lp2p.com and let's get organized in carpeting the world with Linux isos.

Re:I've decided to join the battle

[Anonymous Coward]

Wow, it's like the Jehovah's Witnesses of operating systems!

Ass.

Re:Hello again Mr. Troll

[Anonymous Coward]

Clearly you are dying for mod points (or you a racist like microsoft ?) by calling a completely legitamate post a troll. Sorry buddy, but slashdot moderators are not that dumb....

Also, what is the difference between grammar and syntax ?

Needed: expanded moderation choices

[HarveyBirdman]

We need, like, an Anti-Troll mod, like "-5 Sycophant" or something, for posts like this. Maybe "-5 Crawly Bum-lick".

Re:YOU SUCK!

[Ironix]

Well, I do enjoy a good rim-job.

Re:Hello again Mr. Troll

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah - I get mod points as an AC. Wouldn't THAT be nice?

Hmm - about grammar and syntax. You're ... right. I meant to say semantically, not syntactically. My mistake.

Re:Statement that is crazy

[Anonymous Coward]

First of all, the french underground DID NOT defeat the germans, as was discussed yesterday. It was largely the work of CANADIAN forces, who are not credited with their heroic acts.

Re:Conspiracy 2.0

[0racle]

I see nothing wrong with that statement. If you read it objectivly, you know with out the assumsion MS is the devil, you see it plainly states *abuse* of the legal system. For instance, I install bad hardware, XP blue screens every 5 min because of it, the hardware is tested, I know its bad, I try and Sue MS for something or other, THATS abuse.

On the otherhand if MS reads my data for fun, and I sue MS, thats a valid claim, thats not abusing the system.

Perhaps the statement needs to be written, "User agrees to not be a dick and blame MS for everything and try to profit from their own stupidity." Is that clear enough for you?