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Microsoft Opens First New Retail Store in Scottsdale, Arizona
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The way microsoft makes money is when you buy windows. They do not make any money on hardware unless it is bought by the OEM.
They already did... Two years before any Apple Store opened.
If I see this photo one more time I will send Steve Balmer after you!
Should could use some, "Apples." You know, the healthier and smarter thing to consume...
Any Apple a day keeps the dietician away
and I don't mean 2 apple pies at Mcdonalds for $1 either. 
I wonder if many of the Gurus at the Answer Bar are actually Mac users with several Macs at home, but fix PCs for a living. That's a job I actually wouldn't mind having.
IT workers have been doing this for years.I wonder if many of the Gurus at the Answer Bar are actually Mac users with several Macs at home, but fix PCs for a living. That's a job I actually wouldn't mind having.
Damn they even copied Apple's wall of iphone apps pic:
If there really are millions of possibilities... why use the same image a hundred times? Maybe they're desperately trying to sell off those last few million remaining copies of Office 2007 before they have to stop selling it
That said, I think its a smart move from Microsoft, and although it lacks originality the Apple Stores are not exactly unique. The look and styles used a reminiscent of those seen in most major stores. GAP were doing the white walls, light wood look way back in the 90's!
This is merely a by product of MS's modus operandi - permutations are non-existent in a photocopier's world.If there really are millions of possibilities... why use the same image a hundred times? Maybe they're desperately trying to sell off those last few million remaining copies of Office 2007 before they have to stop selling it
Wonder how much they paid their design teams for the non-original ideas? I can see it now....the art director dumps the poster layout on the graphic artists desk...graphic artist claims it's a copy of Apples poster...Art director says shut up and do it...because someone told the art director to do it. Graphic artist designs new (copycat) poster...on his/her MAC (of course), probably with a copy of Apple's poster on the desk for design reference. Brutal.
If that is anemic, then, by comparison, iPhone specs are positively DEAD:
600Mhz Arm
256Mb ram
Did you even THINK before you posted?.
Yes, anemic for its colossal size - I can hardly fit a Surface Table in my pocket. Ironically, the iPhone performs more smoothly and responsively than the 'Big A** Table.'
Think again, before making such generic accusations.
How many people have MSFT stickers on their cars? Apple's stores work because of its cult-like following. Microsoft just doesn't get it.
It's pretty scary from my american point of view, but hey, this is MS.
Steve Ballmer anyone? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FncILxajmlw&feature=player_embedded
Most posters here think these corporations are all driven by good and evil rather than the almighty dollar. Apple is good, MSFT is evil. This is a mac-centric forum but it can go overboard at times.
Agreed. Most corporations try to poach the best talent they can so their projects can hit the ground running. It's odd that individuals can be considered traitors when they are pursuing their profession. Get over the Apple love affair and see that this is possibly a good strategic move by MSFT. Now they can personally influence public opinion about their product.
