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Comments on: First Microsoft retail stores to open this fall

Some will be near Apple locations, Microsoft confirms. CNET News' Ina Fried reports that a few stores will open this year, with more coming in 2010.

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by Norseman July 17, 2009 10:18 AM PDT: Microsoft did have a store years ago in the Sony Metreon in San Francisco. Maybe they should name the new stores Microsoft Experiment No. 2--ME2 for short.; Like this Reply to this comment


by AppleSuxLeo July 17, 2009 12:42 PM PDT: It`s about time MSFT.
My only question is why it took so long for the left-hook to the jaw of Apple and Jobs.; Like this Reply to this comment

by AppleSuxLeo July 17, 2009 10:00 PM PDT

It`s about time MSFT played hardball with that A** Jobs.

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by Fil0403 July 18, 2009 10:41 AM PDT: Amen.; Like this


by cvaldes1831 July 18, 2009 8:43 PM PDT: As a shareholder of MSFT, GOOG, AAPL, YHOO, and others, I would love to see MSFT contend, especially as they have being floundering for *years*.

My guess is that they will continue to flounder as long as Ballmer is running the show. He can talk the talk, he just can't walk the walk.

Show me the money, Steve.; Like this


by Fil0403 July 18, 2009 11:10 AM PDT: IMO, provided they sell HPs with Windows 7, every tech-savvy computer-buyer should be happy and Apple should be worried: the best choice will be even more broadly available and, apart from those that would even buy a turd if it had an Apple logo on it, it will be tuffer for Apple to sell Macs, now that better alternatives will be right next door.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Xeonmb July 18, 2009 1:57 PM PDT: OMG!!!! don't try to be like apple because your nothing near!!!; Like this Reply to this comment


by AppleSuxLeo July 18, 2009 6:20 PM PDT: Steve Jobs is a bona fide A**
And MSFT is going to put their foot right up it.; Like this Reply to this comment


by AppleSuxLeo July 20, 2009 1:30 AM PDT: Can`t wait for the MSFT store to open next to Apple store.
A mole can walk in and get the salesman all happy like he`s going to make a sell , then call the MSFT store on his HTC HERO/Palm Pre , and say..."sorry buddy , getting a PC with better specs for less than half price" C-ya ! Oh , and I heard Windows 7 is great and even runs well on a netbook with 1GIG of memory. "Oh , you say the high Mac prices are funding a certain someones liver transplant" ?
Bwahahahahaha !; Like this Reply to this comment


by Yelonde July 20, 2009 9:12 PM PDT: This gives me the perfect opportunity to walk into a Microsoft store immediately after I purchased my Apple product, and to shove it in the faces of poor Windows users who wish that they would rather have macs.

Great marketing. Microsoft now admits to their inferiority by making "Microsoft Stores". Another classic "Start your copying machines" move by redmond.; Like this Reply to this comment


by VillaPanda July 20, 2009 9:43 PM PDT: I've been to a place like that. I think its the same place.. But I hate that everytime i go in the Sony Store, they are very rude and follow me around. But when I go into the Apple Store, its like im a god. They always ask if i need any help.
The Microsoft store should be an apple, not a sony. Hands down.; Like this Reply to this comment


by tim_acheson November 30, 2009 2:45 AM PST: No, Apple didn't invent the concept of a shop.

It's not really big news when two companies in the same industry sector do similar things. Especially if that similar thing is opening a store or selling things in a branded shop.

The response from Apple fanboys and the anti-MS community is as typical as it is comical.

Intelligent people will welcome more the extra competition in this retail sector, which is dominated by a handful of major retailers.

I welcome the opportunity to purchase these excellent products direct from MS.; Like this Reply to this comment

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About Beyond Binary

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried has changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. These days, most of her attention is focused on Microsoft.

Beyond Binary is a look at how technology is changing our lives and the people behind all that life-changing stuff, with an extra emphasis on that which emanates from Redmond, Wash.