Retail expert applauds pre-order discount, slams upgrade price in light of Apple's low-cost move
Star's death brings crooks out of the woodwork, expect scam deluge, says Sophos
Microsoft and e-retailers discount Windows 7 as much as 58%, buyers flock
Blames the IE8 heave-ho for lack of 'in-place' upgrades; lowers prices for 'full' editions to make amends
HP only major vendor so far to promise no-charge upgrade, more expected
'Surprise updates' may be side effect of June's monster patch day, says <i>Windows Secrets</i>
Pre-orders last just two weeks; after that, prices only slightly lower than Vista's
Rivals ding Microsoft's free antivirus software, but AV-Test.org says it's 'very good'
Confirms earlier reports that Vista-to-Windows 7 upgrades kicks off this week
Apple caps manufacturing costs while doubling RAM, adding more hardware
