Judge Sets Class Action Suit Deadline
WinInfo | at | by Mike
US District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz said Wednesday that he would issue his ruling in the Microsoft class action settlement by the end of December, with hearings scheduled over the next few weeks. As reported previously, Microsoft had reached a controversial proposed settlement with most of the 100+ plaintiffs who had launched Windows price gouging class action lawsuits against the company; the $1 billion settlement would see Microsoft supplying refurbished computers and software to the nation's poorest schools. Opponents of the settlement say that it does nothing to address the issues raised by the lawsuits, however, and instead rewards Microsoft by giving it free reign to extend its market domination to the education market.