Microsoft Lawsuit - CA Residents

[vass0922]

http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-1027598.html?tag=fd_top

May want to read

The lawsuit, filed in February 1999, claimed that Microsoft violated California antitrust laws by overcharging by as much as $40 for every copy of the Windows 95 and 98 operating systems.

People seeking refunds will be able to go to MicrosoftCalSettlement.com--which was not online as of Friday afternoon--or call (800) 203-9995 to request a claim form. In addition, Townsend and Townsend and Crew has set up a settlement FAQ Web site. The settlement affects individuals and businesses in California that bought Windows or certain Microsoft application software--including MSDOS or Windows software obtained as part of the purchase of a computer--between Feb. 18, 1995 and Dec. 15, 2001.

MS Was busted for overcharging (shocker eh?) so now they gotta pay a (very small respective to their profits over the past few years) chunk back.

[NeoStarO1]

Why is it only limited to california?

[vass0922]

Its the only state that won a class action lawsuit that requested it.
It was a state class action suit, not federal.