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Celebrate Your Next Birthday At the Microsoft Store
theodp writes "Chuck E. Cheese, meet Bill H. Gates. A leaked PowerPoint posted at Gizmodo provides a glimpse of what Microsoft's retail shops may look like, noting that you'll even be able to pay to celebrate your birthday there. Some of the stores that were profiled for ideas were Nike, Nokia, Sony, Apple, and AT&T. Microsoft's take on the Genius Bar is the Answers Bar (aka Guru Bar, Windows Bar)."
Windows 7? Office? and some mice/keyboards?
I don't understand the point? Is there any big product line I am missing, that people actually buy?
As far as I understand it, MS lives from big corporate mass-license sales for Windows and Office. And everything other is pretty much irrelevant.
Sounds to me like the Zune of stores. Something that really nobody cares about, because it's just a knockoff saying "I wanna be just as cool as Apple" (note the "wanna", which is not a "am", and the "just as" which is not a "more" :).
I wonder when Microsoft will stop imitating and start innovating. And I guess: Only when they are forced to. ;)
Any sufficiently advanced intelligence is indistinguishable from stupidity.
1) ...and there was a breeze because all the windows crashed!
2) ...and I felt kinda blue, because of all the BSODs flashing!
3) ...and through the windows you could see a great Vista!
4) ...and at the bar you can order using the Start Menu!
5) ...and the place was entirely wet because of all the squirting!
6) ...and all of the employees were carrying Notepads!
7) ...and if you're tired you can take a nap, or sleep, or hibernate!
8) ...and the clerk didn't know what I meant, so he said "Bad command or file name"!
*sigh*
Entomologically speaking, the spider is not a bug, it's a feature.
My understanding is that video, Microsoft iPod parody, was made by Microsoft employees who were annoyed at the way Microsoft operates.
"I wonder if they'd object if I stood outside and handed out Ubuntu CD's?"
Right...because the only reason Linux hasn't replaced Windows on most PCs, so far, is because Linux is so hard to get.
At first, the thought of bored 6 year-olds choosing laptop options made me laugh. But then I thought about the Xbox.
When I was a kid, a party at Chuck E Cheese was like an orgy of endless video games. Today, they have a handful of old arcade cabinets and some carnival games for crappy prizes. I've been dragged there for a few birthday parties with my kids. While the 5-8 year-olds have a great time with the ball-pits and singing robots, the teens and pre-teens look like they're in hell.
A room full of 360s with wall-sized displays and high-end audio, Madden and Halo competitions for games and accessories, all you can eat pizza; it sounds like a dream come true for tween boys. Your kid could fill out a wish list of games for gifts and grab bags would have credits for the Live store. It sounds like a great idea to me.