Wisconsin schools eligible ...

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for tech vouchers from Microsoft.

State education officials say more than 850
schools are in line for up to $80 million in technology reimbursements
from Microsoft Corp.

The reimbursements come
from a 2006 settlement the state reached with the software giant over
antitrust allegations. The Wisconsin lawsuit mirrored antitrust cases
in other states that claimed Microsoft consumers paid artificially high
prices as a result of the company’s alleged anticompetitive conduct and
dominant share in the computer software market.

The
settlement lays out $75 million to $80 million in reimbursements for a
wide range of technology products and services. The exact amount is
still being determined.

The state Department of Public Instruction says schools with 33 percent of students from low-income households can apply.

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