Microsoft to amend schools settlement plan
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft and lawyers representing more than 100 private class-action lawsuits plan to amend their controversial settlement agreement on Monday. Attorneys for Microsoft and the plaintiffs cut the deal last month in the antitrust cases, agreeing to set up a private foundation to aid needy schools and donate an estimated $1 billion in money, software, services and training over five years. Microsoft also would provide Windows licenses for refurbished computers donated to the schools. The changes set for Monday are intended to respond to some of the most sharply criticized aspects of the deal: How much choice is afforded the schools and how funds are to be used for training.