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Microsoft To Open Retail Stores
chaz373 writes "CNET reports that Microsoft is going retail. In the 'Beyond Binary' blog Ina Fried reports, 'After years of brushing off the notion, Microsoft said on Thursday that it will open up its own line of retail stores. Without detailing the plans, Microsoft said it has hired David Porter, a 25-year Wal-Mart veteran, to lead the effort. Sources say that Porter's mission will be to develop the company's retail plans and that the effort is likely to start small with just a few locations.'"
And the desperate search for a sustainable business model continues. Too bad they have destroyed their reputation in the process. Will I be charged to breathe in this store? Will there be a "dirty shoe" fee? Does my hearing the chime on entering the store constitute agreeing to pay $50 every time I look at one of their products on the shelf? And finally, how many windows will this store have (at the same time)?
Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.