According to an article at the New York Daily News,
Microsoft has settled a class-action lawsuit in the state of New York that will allow anyone who purchased a Microsoft
operating system between 1994 and 2004 in the state to be eligible for a $12 settlement, up to a maximum of 5
purchases. The crazy thing is that no proof of purchase is required to take advantage of this settlement. As Elliott Back points
out, this means that everyone in New York is eligible to claim $60 from Microsoft with no requirement of backing
documentation proving they deserve the money.Class action suit in N.Y.
According to an article at the New York Daily News,
Microsoft has settled a class-action lawsuit in the state of New York that will allow anyone who purchased a Microsoft
operating system between 1994 and 2004 in the state to be eligible for a $12 settlement, up to a maximum of 5
purchases. The crazy thing is that no proof of purchase is required to take advantage of this settlement. As Elliott Back points
out, this means that everyone in New York is eligible to claim $60 from Microsoft with no requirement of backing
documentation proving they deserve the money.
1. Why is it that the Microsoft claim form requires social security # information? I didn't provide my SSN when I registered the software. I don't feel so comfortable with that. $41 is hardly worth compromising my privacy.
Posted at 1:44PM on Apr 16th 2006 by Darlene