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Microsoft to open retail stores
- Silentio 18y agoGood luck with that Microsoft. I think the thing that drives traffic into Apple stores is that people want to experience an OS they haven't used before and see what the buzz around Apple is about. I have heard good things about Windows 7, but will the new OS bring people into the shop the way a "foreign" OS like Apple's does?
- light3 18y agoMicrosoft makes a lot more then just an OS ;/
- Silentio 18y agoTrue, I suppose I was thinking too narrowly. I guess you'd have the xbox in there with some games running. And Excel spreadsheets. People could really get a kick out of plugging some numbers into one of those! And Word. Nothing like throwing together a mail merge to liven your trip to the mall. In all seriousness though, this is to compete with Apple for hearts and minds, is it not? I just don't see what their strategy is or how it is goning to work. I guess I don't have a lot of confidence in MS. Remember the Jerry Seinfeld ads?
- light3 18y agoIts true they're doing this because they see the success of the Apple store, and its true this is scary, but I do hope for the sake of Microsoft that they succeed :P I say this because I'm not an Apple fan, and seeing people pay so much money for Apple's stuff makes me a tad angry, but hey kudos to Apple for their success. What I want to see is some competition to the Apple store and this is also a good opportunity for Microsoft show its true colours, which I don't think its doing presently.