Many news magazines have stated some astronomical figures with regard to the number of PCs that are/have been infected with malware. However, ZD-Net's Ed Bott serious questions the accuracy of these "findings", as well as the motivation of those news magazines. What do you think?

Debunking yet another bogus malware study

For those who wish to cling to XP until the bitter end- there's a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel.  Although, to the many Vista abstainers, I say, get used to it!  I am not a huge fan of Vista, but we're facing the realities of a product cycle in a Microsoft world.  Our dependence on Microsoft products leads us down this path…

Microsoft has further extended the life of Windows XP so that computer makers can include the operating system on low-cost desktop PCs, the company announced at the Computex trade show on Tuesday.

Microsoft Extends XP Deadline for Low-Cost PCs

Installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 sends some PCs into an endless series of reboots, according to posts to a Microsoft support forum.

XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots

As mobs of Yahoo! shareholders everywhere grabbed their pitchforks and torches, shortly after they picked their mandibles up off of the ground, Jerry Yang, Yahoo!'s CEO, tried to explain the inexplicable. Yahoo!'s main man turned down a seemingly exceptional offer from Microsoft for $33 a share. His reason for not accepting the offer? He felt that Yahoo! is worth something in the realm of $38 a share. Oh really?
Let's put that into perspective: after Microsoft decided to stop playing economic ping pong with Yahoo!, Yahoo!'s stock dropped about 18% to about $23. That is still about 20 percent higher than it was before Microsoft made its initial offer.

Sounds to me like daddy thinks a bit more highly of his baby than logic would warrant. Still, it seems that shareholders are continuing to hope for a deal as Yahoo!'s stock went up to $26 a share. Or maybe, they actually believe that Yahoo! can come through with something brilliant. After all, Jerry Yang may just be hedging his bet on Yahoo!'s next big thing.

Yang betting on Y!Open to save Yahoo!

Microsoft said on Thursday that it will continue to allow Windows XP Home edition to be sold for a class of computers it calls "ultra-low-cost PCs." It's a category that covers machines with slower processors, smaller screens, and in many cases flash memory for storage, rather than a traditional hard drive.

Microsoft will extend life of Windows XP–again | Beyond Binary - A blog by Ina Fried - CNET News.com

Microsoft Corp. will cut the price of some versions of Windows Vista, the software maker said late Thursday.

Wired News - AP News

Some people find themselves unhappy with the Vista operating system. If you are one of them, good news! You can downgrade, and best of all, for free! If you find yourself needing to do this, but are uncomfortable with the steps, please feel free to contact us here at Help with A Smile.
Ditching Vista: How To Downgrade To Windows XP - Yahoo! News

Microsoft Corp. amped up its antipiracy campaign today, adding a program that targets large customers that need to "get legal" after being fingered for using counterfeit or illegally-applied volume licenses.

Microsoft launches enterprise 'get legal' program

You don't have to get Vista just yet. Microsoft gives its users an OS reprieve.
PC World - Microsoft To Extend XP Sales For Five Months

Many people were surprised to find that their new computers which were supposed to be "Windows Vista Capable", are only able to run a handicapped version of the operating system, missing many of the bells and whistles that are supposed to make Windows Vista superior to its predecessor, Windows XP.  If you're buying a new computer with Vista, make sure you get enough horsepower- Vista can be painfully slow if your computer is too weak to handle it.

A judge has ruled that a trial against Microsoft can proceed to decide whether they misled people with their "Vista Capable" advertising campaign. Two PC buyers have started a class action, and are arguing that they bought machines that weren't capable of running Aero, even though they were marked as "Vista Capable."

Vista Capable: Did Microsoft Deceive With 'Vista Capable'? - Gizmodo