Fees for supposedly free upgrades range from $11.25 to $17, says site

By Gregg Keizer
October 1, 2009 01:34 PM ET
Computerworld

 The free Windows 7 upgrades that Microsoft has promised buyers of new PCs powered by Vista are not always free, a consumer watchdog Web site said today.

"To me, whether it's $12.99 or $17.03, the charges are all outrageous," said Edgar Dworsky, the editor of Consumerworld.org and Mouseprint.org. "It's just a single disc they're sending, and with media mail rates, it costs just over a dollar to mail." [Comments...]