These are some of the large payments Microsoft has made or will make. (All values are in US dollars unless stated otherwise)
- $1.6 billion settlement with Sun Microsystems mostly over patent disputes (Hicks, Matt. "Sun, Microsoft Promise End to Patent Feud." eWeek 2 Apr 2004)
- "$440 million for a comprehensive license to InterTrust's patent portfolio in an agreement that also resolves all outstanding litigation between the two companies" (Galli, Peter. "Microsoft Settles with InterTrust." eWeek 12 Apr 2004)
- Up to $104.6 million in vouchers to Arizona consumers ("Microsoft Settles Arizona Lawsuit." PC World 29 June 2004)
- "$34 million... to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming the software giant violated Massachusetts' consumer protection and unfair competition laws" ("Microsoft Settles Massachusetts Lawsuit." Forbes 29 June 2004)
- Up to $9.7 million to Vermont consumers (Microsoft Corp. "Microsoft and Vermont Plaintiffs Settle Vermont Class Action Lawsuit." Yahoo.com 1 July 2004)
- Up to $241.4 million to Minnesota consumers, including businesses and schools (Kaiser, Emily. "U to receive $5M from Microsoft." MNDaily.com 6 July 2004)
- "$1.1 billion [for] settlement of [a] California class action [lawsuit for] overcharging and abuse of state anti-trust laws" (Cullen, Drew. "Judge waves through MS $1.1bn California settlement." The Register 8 July 2004)
- $536 million to Novell to "settle potential antitrust litigation related to Novell's NetWare operating system" (Novell, Inc. "Novell Settles One Antitrust Claim with Microsoft for $536 Million, Plans to File Suit on Second Claim." Novell Press Release 8 Nov 2004)
- $115 million to z4 Technologies for using two patents without paying royalty fees. ("Microsoft, Autodesk lose patent case." MSNBC 19 Apr 2006)
- $6.1 million to Carlos Armando Amado for patent infringement. For continued infringement payment may grow to $65 million. ("Microsoft loses appeal in Office patent spat." CNet.com 16 Jun 2006)