EnglishHidden Fees Discovered for “Free” Windows 7 Upgrades
Since June 26, retailers and computer manufacturers have urged shoppers
to buy computers already on store shelves loaded with the much-maligned
Windows Vista operating system because they would qualify for a free
upgrade to Windows 7 when it was released in October. As it turns out,
Mouse Print* has learned that some computer purchasers will be
asked to pay shipping, handling and other junk fees that total between
$11 and $17 to receive their “free” upgrade disks.
Here is a part of a typical advertisement promising a free upgrade to Windows 7:
