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First MS Retail Stores Will be In Scottsdale, AZ and Mission Viejo, CA

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the probably-good-swag-on-day-1 dept.

UnknowingFool writes "MS has announced the locations of its first two retail stores. The first one will be located at The Shops in Mission Viejo, CA sometime in the fall. There is an existing Apple store at the location. The second one will be located in Scottsdale Fashion Square in Scottsdale, AZ. That location does not have an Apple store. According to Corporate Communications Director Kim Stocks, the locations were picked because they were 'hot markets,' presumably meaning high traffic. Also, the stores will sell laptops, Zunes, Xbox 360s, MS and 3rd party software. No details on which laptops were provided."

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  1. The only post in defense of Microsoft by mmaniaci · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Start this off with a disclaimer: Microsoft and Apple both suck equally as much, and while I hate Apple more than Microsoft, I still hate Microsoft and will not buy any of their products. Yes this post is biased, and no I don't care what you have to say in response.

    Apple is just as bottom-feeding as Microsoft, they just make you idiot, iTool, bottom dwelling wannabees feel like you're on top of the world (read: they have a crazy good advertising department). Microsoft will make money off of these stores, I guarantee* it. Microsoft Stores will be a collection of 3rd-party hardware, software, and accessories and, of course, the few bits of Microsoft software. As long as Windows has the largest market share,why the hell wouldn't these stores succeed? "But you can buy the same shit everywhere else," you say. If you can't buy an iPod at Costco, then you're a blind paraplegic with way too many posters of Steve Jobs on your wall. "What about the newest MacBook Pro? Costco ain't got that [snicker]." Neither does the Apple store. It was sold out three weeks before it was released. Take a minute, all of you "Apple Stores >> MS Stores!!" exclamators (new word, I like it), and realize how much of a Tool you are for placing any sort of faith in a company. Company's work towards profit, not a better, more shiny and white, world.

    My best guess is that everyone will go into the Microsoft store expecting an epic failure of the Jobsian Utopia (best to read with an epic echo), and realize that its just another store where they can buy stuff for their PCs. Just like Apple Stores are for Macs. Oh look, a new Dip-n-dots kiosk just opened up!

    * Guarantee not actually worth a shit