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    Microsoft to Open Retail Stores

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, Feb 13, 2009.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Microsoft to Open Retail Stores
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    Microsoft has confirmed that it plans to open retail stores, where it will sell computers pre-loaded with the company's software and other items. The company Thursday announced it hired 25-year veteran of Wal-Mart, David Porter, to help improve the PC buying experience. He will start off by choosing locations for the stores and designing them. Microsoft's goal of the retail stores is to improve its brand image; its recent operating system, Vista, has been subject to a lot of negative press since its release in early 2007.

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    OH-EM-GEE this will make computer shopping so much easier because I was in the Apple store the other day and couldn't find a single PC that had Windows on it....



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    Yeah, one of my friends was saying something about that this morning. I'm guessing this will benefit MS. :cool:
     
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    This is great news for many reasons.

    Now i can pick up things from Microsoft like there mouses and keyboards. You cant even find most of there mice/keyboards in the store you have to order it online so this should be pretty cool are they opening anything in canada?
     
    Red_Dragon, Feb 13, 2009
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