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Who will meeprofiteren of Microsofts agreement with the state Californi, must hurry up. The money that Microsoft refunds at customers, will after 8 January 2005 be divided.

The American state Californi had Microsoft accused because the surpluses money would ask for the Windows operating system. Finally it is not come till a judicial pronunciation. Both parties hit to pay 'hit' a wet nurse body agreement, by which Microsoft promised 1.1 billion dollar (about 810 million Euros) back at customers. These have until 8 January round count back to demand.

Until now closed have 620,000 businesses and consumers such claim submitted. The amounts that are asked walk apart of fifty till single million dollar. That has Richard Grossman known made, a partner of the lawyers office that on behalf of the state Californi the claims have looked after.

“We know not which sums in total is opgeist. What we source know, is that more than 80 per cent of the large businesses in Californi a claim has submitted”, according to Grossman.

For each licentie of Microsoft Windows or MS-THU can 16 dollars (12 Euros) be gotten back, Become can become before each Pantry-licentie 29 dollars (21 Euros), before Microsoft 5 dollar (3.6 euro) and for each Excel-licentie 26 dollars (19 Euros) teruggevraagd.

If the total number of claims that for 8 January 2005 has been submitted not the 1.1 billion dollar gets, then must Microsoft two third of the remaining sum dons at hulpbehoevende school. What it then yet is left, may hold the business.

With that is not then source an end come at the lawsuit of the state Californi, but at the problems of Microsoft. Other states followed the example and tightened own lawsuits. As Microsoft has must hit meanwhile all agreements with North Carolina and Minnesota.

Robert , CNet