From InternetNews.com:
Microsoft reached settlements with the States of Vermont and Minnesota, ending a long line of consumer class action suits alleging it used its market dominance to jack up prices...
...The Vermont settlement followed the model of other state agreements. Eligible consumers will be issued vouchers good for software and hardware from any vendor. The total amount of vouchers issued will depend on the number of consumers claiming them, with the maximum value of the vouchers set at $9.7 million. Vermont's public schools will get vouchers worth half of the difference between $9.7 million and the actual value of vouchers issued...
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I haven't seen any information yet on how to make a claim.