And foreign sports fans have queued for up to six hours to pick up Olympics tickets from reseller Cosport at its base in Paddington Green in London.

BBC: London 2012: Queen hails Olympic 'dedication'

Dell acquisitions have transformed our company from a reseller of storage to a leader in delivering its own storage intellectual property.

FORBES: Dell Ventures Announces $60 Million Fund For Storage Startups

Too far away or too unsophisticated, most will either buy a new machine, even when an old one would do, or buy from a reseller at a big mark-up.

ECONOMIST: The new old thing

However, results from our recent reseller survey and high exposure to Europe lead us to our rating change.

FORBES: Autodesk: Merrill Cuts Rating; Worries On Euro Exposure

Customers who purchased Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac from an authorized reseller on or after July 25, 2012, are eligible to upgrade to Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac at no additional cost.

ENGADGET: Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac: Retina Support, Dictation, Instant switching and 30 percent faster performance

The OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date upgrade is available at no additional charge via the Mac App Store to all customers who purchased a qualifying new Mac system from Apple or an Apple Authorized Reseller on or after June 11, 2012.

ENGADGET: Apple brings Dictation to the Mac, tells Siri to stay in the car