'A or A-,' says expert who spelled out to-do list in February
Some observers see it as company's last chance in tablets; others pooh-pooh that idea, saying Redmond won't give up even if the new hardware bombs
Auctioned lunch date raises $330K for the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights, far short of 2013's $610K
Refuses to patch Internet Explorer bug that hackers are already exploiting
That rush fix last week? Just forget it ever happened
New 'Australis' look prompts some users to abandon browser or ask how they can restore the old UI
Consumers now have until June 10 to get off Windows 8.1 and on Windows 8.1 Update to keep receiving patches
Microsoft's patch stats support advice to switch to another browser
At the same time, reassures users that the browser won't become 'a mess of logos'
At least one of next Tuesday's updates looks like an excellent candidate to hackers as they sniff for bugs in the now-retired Windows XP
