Tech suit:.Tech Suit: A judge granted final approval to a $1.1 billion settlement between Microsoft Corp. and California consumers, who accused the software giant of violating state antitrust Antitrust The antitrust laws apply to virtually all industries and to every level of business, including manufacturing, transportation, distribution, and marketing. They prohibit a variety of practices that restrain trade. and unfair competition laws. California Superior Court Judge Paul H. Alvarado said the settlement amounted to "fair, reasonable and adequate compensation" for more than 14 million eligible consumers. The settlement stems from a class-action lawsuit filed in 1999 on behalf of California consumers and businesses that bought Microsoft's operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , productivity suite, spreadsheet spreadsheet Computer software that allows the user to enter columns and rows of numbers in a ledgerlike format. Any cell of the ledger may contain either data or a formula that describes the value that should be inserted therein based on the values in other cells. or word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and software between February 1995 and December 2001. |
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