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This is the homepage for the In Re Florida Microsoft Antitrust Litigation Settlement. The case was filed in the 11th Judicial District Court of Miami - Dade County, Florida, Index number 99-27340 CA 11.

THIS SITE IS NOT OPERATED BY MICROSOFT CORPORATION. THIS CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT IS SUPERVISED BY THE COURT AND IS ADMINISTERED BY A CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION FIRM THAT HANDLES ALL ASPECTS CLAIM PROCESSING. MICROSOFT IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PLAINTIFF CLASS. ALL INQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATOR AT 1-888-748-8055

Case Background

Plaintiff alleges that Microsoft unlawfully used anticompetitive means to maintain a monopoly in markets for certain software, and that as a result, it overcharged Florida consumers who licensed its MS-DOS, Windows, Word, Excel and Office software. Microsoft denies plaintiff's allegations and believes that it developed and sold high quality and innovative software products at fair and reasonable prices. On April 15, 2003, the parties settled the case, and the Court conditionally certified a Settlement Class (defined in the notice) and approved a preliminary Settlement Agreement, signed by Microsoft Corporation and Class Counsel. The Court granted final approval of the Settlement on March 14, 2006.

Settlement

If you are located in Florida and purchased certain Microsoft software, or a personal computer with certain Microsoft software installed on it, between November 16, 1995 and December 31, 2002, you may be eligible as a Class Member and entitled to benefits under the proposed class action settlement. To be a Class Member, a person or entity must have purchased in the United States a Microsoft Operating System and/or Microsoft Application for use in Florida, in the United States, between November 16, 1995 and December 31, 2002. Licenses for re-sale or re-licensing and licenses for government entities are not eligible for the Settlement. If you are a member of the class, you are entitled to receive Settlement Benefits.

Microsoft will donate half the value of the unclaimed Settlement Benefits to help Florida's public schools - those with at least 50% of their students qualifying for the federal free and reduced-price school lunch programs. Florida's public schools will receive vouchers to use on a wide variety of computer hardware, software and professional development services.

Join Settlement

The Settlement is divided into two separate settlement groups: Consumer Customers and Volume Licensing Customers. Select the link below for the group that applies to you.

• Consumer Customers are purchasers who received their licenses for a covered Microsoft product by purchasing it from a retailer (either at a store, by mail, or the Internet), or who received a covered Microsoft product pre-loaded on a computer, and do not qualify as Volume Licensing Customers.

  Consumer Customers

• Volume Licensing Customers are purchasers who licensed multiple copies through Microsoft Open, Select, or Enterprise Agreement licensing plans.

  Volume Licensing Customers

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