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Schoolsâ Technology To Be Funded By Microsoft Settlement
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| All four Palo Alto County schools join more than 1,000
| other Iowa schools in reaping the benefits of a class-
| action lawsuit settlement. The Iowa School Microsoft
| Settlement program is the result of the 2007
| settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought by Iowa
| consumers and businesses against Microsoft software.
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| According to the settlement, Iowa schools would
| receive a portion of the funds not claimed by
| consumers, which amounts to more than $60 million. The
| funds will be distributed through vouchers for the
| purchase of new technology. Approximately 75-percent
| of Iowaâs public schools are eligible to participate
| in the program, based on their free and reduced lunch
| rates.
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http://www.emmetsburgnews.com/page/content.detail/id/502137.html
Microsoft settlement heads to Burlington
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| Burlington will receive $722,000 from a settlement
| with Microsoft Corp., according to school
| Superintendent Lee Morrision.
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| The money is part of a nearly $180 million settlement
| in a anti-trust lawsuit against Microsoft in 2007. The
| suit accused Microsoft of overcharging Iowa consumers
| and businesses for certain products. The settlement
| will bring an estimated $60 million to Iowa schools to
| buy new technology.
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| If Iowa's application is rejected, however, state
| officials will apply for the grant's second round in
| June.
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http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/BSD-meeting-011210
RealNetworks' Founder to Step Down
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| Real once provided the industry leading streaming
| media player, until Microsoft entered the market. The
| outspoken Glaser famously butted heads with Microsoft,
| testifying during a U.S. Senate hearing investigating
| the software giant's business practices. Glaser argued
| that Microsoft's media player purposely disabled the
| RealPlayer software when both products were installed
| on the same computer.
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| Real also sued Microsoft for anti-competitive behavior
| following Microsoft's settlement of the U.S.
| Department of Justice antitrust case.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/186846/realnetworks_founder_to_step_down.html
RealNetworks CEO To Step Down
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| A pugnacious but innovative executive, Glaser battled
| Microsoft, his former employer, as he pushed digital
| audio and video technology products to the Internet.
| Already a wealthy man from his days as an early
| Microsoft employee, Glaser later tangled with
| Microsoft and won a huge $700 million-plus settlement
| from the software colossus in 2005.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/app-security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222300997
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