A drop in the bucket and [link|http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050412/microsoft_gateway.html?.v=3|old news by now].

Microsoft Corp. will pay computer maker Gateway Inc. $150 million over four years to end a long-running legal dispute, and Gateway says it will use the money to market and develop products that run Microsoft software.

As part of the settlement announced Monday, Gateway will release all antitrust claims against Microsoft based on past conduct. Microsoft denies any wrongdoing.