[kwlug-disc] "Microsoft Tax" class action lawsuit

[CrankyOldBugger]

I wonder if those of us who were in MS Technet can get our membership fees
refunded?  After all, free MS licenses was the reason we joined in the
first place....


On Sun, 3 Jan 2021 at 22:12, Doug Moen <doug at moens.org> wrote:

> "People with MS-DOS and Windows operating systems can claim $13. Those
> with the Microsoft Office productivity suite are eligible for $8, while
> consumers with Excel, Word and applications other than Office can claim
> $6.50."
>
> My family might be eligible for $30 or so.
>
> On Sun, Jan 3, 2021, at 9:36 PM, Ronald Barnes wrote:
> > Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote on 2021-01-03 5:50 p.m.:
> >
> > > (I am somewhat sad that I do not qualify. Maybe I shouldn't be?)
> >
> > Or, maybe you do...
> >
> > Unclaimed funds that do not go to claimants nor lawyers go back to
> > Microsoft.
> >
> > Were you affected by Microsoft's shenanigans in the 1990s?  I'd argue
> > virtually every adult was, in some way, even if they had no idea of the
> > existence of Linux nor OS/2, etc.
> >
> >
> > I hereby deem you "Qualified" and urge you to get that sweet $250.
> >
> >
> > rb
> >
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