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I'm probably the closest thing to a fan Microsoft has, and even I can't really see the point of the store. Microsoft only has one genuinely cool product, the Xb
by mattmaroon 18y ago
I'm probably the closest thing to a fan Microsoft has, and even I can't really see the point of the store. Microsoft only has one genuinely cool product, the Xbox, so having one of those on a big LCD with Rock Band 2 for customers to play might be pretty awesome. But that doesn't make for much of a store. Seems like they'll need to fill it with third party products (that run their software of course) to have a shot.
- snprbob86 18y agoThe Microsoft company store (the internal one) recently moved to a new location on campus. The new store is absolutely beautiful, but it carries a wide range of products that seem to only be interesting to Microsoft employees. Stuff like technical books, desk toys, t-shirts, etc. For sure, the best sellers are employee discounted software (including games) and hardware (including controllers, keyboards, etc). Zune also gets featured prominently. I would expect a Microsoft store to sell a lot of partner's products. Building 3rd party ecosystems is kinda what Microsoft DOES. And they do it quite well. I expect to see the store luring people in with Xbox 360, but then convincing them to check out laptops from Dell, cell phones from HTC, and software from a wide variety of ISVs.