The missing sauce IMO is I don't find anything compelling about a MS store. Make the store compelling and it will be successful. I'm ready to build a new PC but can the MS store compete with NewEgg and everybody else out there?
It's been a while since they (Microsoft) first opened their revolutionary and innovative retail stores. They didn't only copy Apple's stores design, but they also copied the formula in every possible way. (Just look at some pictures of their stores to see what I mean)
I found it ridiculous back then, and I still do to this day.
Just another "me too" strategy from Microsoft.
LOL yeah so surprising on a site called MacRumors.Geeesh, people, so many fanboy responses...
The battery in my MacBook Pro 17" began to show signs of the expanding battery problem. My laptop was out of warranty by a couple of years so I just let it go. It eventually expanded to the point of separating the battery case into pieces. It basically opened the sealed case. I brought the battery in to the Genius Bar and the guy gave me a replacement battery free of charge.
I was happily surprised.
I've only had terrible experiences with the "Genius Bar." I brought my iMac there because the hard drive had failed after about a year of use and they spent about 3 hours trying to diagnose the problem. Then they wanted $400 dollars to replace a 250GB harddrive. That was the last time I went to the Apple Store for anything other than just killing time at the mall.
Good look with the Windows Store. I would love to see another computer store here in Richmond.
So 75 random people's houses?
Microsoft doesnt even sale hardware ??!?
(excluding xbox, peripherals etc...)
They should really focus on their "app store" equivalent.