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Judge Scott Rosenberg of Iowa's Poll County District Court has granted a preliminary approval to a settlement of antitrust charges against Microsoft in the state of Iowa. The settlement, originally announced in February, has Microsoft paying up to $179.5 million to businesses and individual computer users who purchased selected Microsoft applications and operating systems between May 18, 1994, and June 30, 2006. The class action… Read More

The case has already been to the Iowa Supreme Court three times, but today Microsoft agreed to settle an Iowa class action antitrust lawsuit against it for an undisclosed amount. Terms of the settlement could be released at a hearing in late April when the judge decides whether to accept the agreement, but for now all that has been disclosed is that Microsoft will contribute half of any unclaimed proceeds from the settlement to Iowa… Read More