Microsoft to open first retail shop to challenge Apple

Zardon · Oct 17, 2009, 11:23 AM

Microsoft have always had intense rivalry with Apple right from the operating system wars to releasing competing media players (Zune & Ipod).

They have just announced that they plan on opening their first Microsoft retail store in Scottsdale, Arizona on Windows 7 launch day which is October 22nd.

Microsoft have also made it known that they plan on making sure as many of their stores as possible are close to Apples in the effort to take a chunk out of their sales.

Apple stores have been highly regarded as being a great shopping experience with futuristic and very clean internal designs as well as helpful assistants and technical staff to answer questions and offer support on all things Apple related. Microsoft are sure to offer their own 'version' of the Apple 'Genius Bar'.

If Microsoft inject enough money into the concept it is sure to do well and we can't help but wonder if they will be launching their own range of computers at a later date to help compliment their Xbox, Zune and operating system ranges.

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BlueMak · Oct 17, 2009, 12:10 PM

It sounds like MS has moved the war to the trenches. This is going to be ugly and fun.

MitchRapp · Oct 17, 2009, 10:05 PM

haha I love it
Sure, Microsoft will sell their ZUNE player, Windows 7 copies, Office and showcase server apps and all that

but really, they can sell 99% of all laptops and desktops too ... even Apple computers that come with Windows and an Intel processor

(another thing I don't get about the stupid "HI I'm a mac" ads ... Macs now come with Intel Processors, ATI video cards, Windows XP and MS Office ... so euh ... how big of a difference is there between a mac and a PC? just the 1000$?)

**kris23** · Oct 17, 2009, 10:07 PM

this is going to be fun.....

MitchRapp · Oct 19, 2009, 11:38 PM

reminds me of this pic
(site might be NSFW in some places)
MAC vs PC

Oct 17, 2009, 11:23 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Microsoft to open first retail shop to challenge Apple Microsoft have always had intense rivalry with Apple right from the operating system wars to releasing competing media players (Zune & Ipod). They have just announced that they plan on opening their first Microsoft retail store in Scottsdale, Arizona on Windows 7 launch day which is October 22nd. Microsoft have also made it known that they plan on making sure as many of their stores as possible are close to Apples in the effort to take a chunk out of their sales. Apple stores have been highly regarded as being a great shopping experience with futuristic and very clean internal designs as well as helpful assistants and technical staff to answer questions and offer support on all things Apple related. Microsoft are sure to offer their own 'version' of the Apple 'Genius Bar'. If Microsoft inject enough money into the concept it is sure to do well and we can't help but wonder if they will be launching their own range of computers at a later date to help compliment their Xbox, Zune and operating system ranges. Allan Campbell: Heaven Media

Oct 17, 2009, 12:10 PM	#2
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,248 Rep Power: 328 System Specs	Re: Microsoft to open first retail shop to challenge Apple It sounds like MS has moved the war to the trenches. This is going to be ugly and fun. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 17, 2009, 10:05 PM	#3
MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 998 Rep Power: 49 System Specs	Re: Microsoft to open first retail shop to challenge Apple haha I love it Sure, Microsoft will sell their ZUNE player, Windows 7 copies, Office and showcase server apps and all that but really, they can sell 99% of all laptops and desktops too ... even Apple computers that come with Windows and an Intel processor (another thing I don't get about the stupid "HI I'm a mac" ads ... Macs now come with Intel Processors, ATI video cards, Windows XP and MS Office ... so euh ... how big of a difference is there between a mac and a PC? just the 1000$?)

Oct 17, 2009, 10:07 PM	#4
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,990 Rep Power: 121 System Specs	Re: Microsoft to open first retail shop to challenge Apple this is going to be fun..... __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Oct 19, 2009, 11:38 PM	#5
MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 998 Rep Power: 49 System Specs	Re: Microsoft to open first retail shop to challenge Apple reminds me of this pic (site might be NSFW in some places) MAC vs PC

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