Microsoft in $100 million anti-trust settlement with Mississippi
The state says the software maker over-charged customers. Businesses, schools and local governments are eligible for a share of the $100 million settlement.
ATLANTA, (Reuters) -- The state of Mississippi settled an anti-trust suit with Microsoft for $100 million Thursday and said businesses, individuals, schools and local government were eligible for a share of the money.
"They (Microsoft) were over-charging customers and creating a monopoly .... Anyone who made a purchase from Jan 1, 1996, to today is eligible for a share of the money," said Jan Schaefer, public information officer for the Mississippi attorney general. 
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