Microsoft is Bringing the Windows Store to 500 Best Buys
Microsoft's got a handful of its own-name retail stores dotted around North America but the company looks set to expand its brick and mortar efforts through a new partnership with electronics retailer Best Buy.
Microsoft announced an exclusive partnership with Best Buy that will see 600 Windows Stores open in Best Buy locations around North America. Ranging in size from 1,500 square feet to 2,200 square feet, the Windows Stores will arrive at 500 Best Buy U.S. locations as well as 100 FutureShop and Best Buy locations in Canada.
"The Windows Store offers a large-scale, hands-on customer experience that will show customers how Windows and Microsoft devices and services can make it easier for them to work and play," said Tami Reller, chief marketing officer and chief financial officer of the Windows Division at Microsoft. "We're pleased to partner with Best Buy in bringing the latest technologies to consumers at scale in a unique environment where they can explore how Microsoft products fit together across entertainment, travel, music and other scenarios."
The store-within-a-store locations will allow customers the opportunity to try, compare and purchase a range of products and accessories, including Windows-based tablets and PCs, Windows Phones, Microsoft Office, Xbox, and more. Each location will also have "an innovation space highlighting a variety of Windows scenarios across devices" as well as a special showcase section for the latest Windows-based PC form factors.
The Windows Store will arrive at Best Buy locations starting in June and continuing through until September.
Are you insinuating that the Apple Idiots are actually competent?
Not at all, yet MS thinks highly enough of them to essentially copy their entire look right down to the badge/lanyard they wear.
Couldn't happen to a better group of peopl
Apparel and aesthetics aside, one would need to deliberately work towards reaching the incompetence levels of Apple Idiots.
I just shook my head... I then went on over to newegg and used their "will call" to pick up my parts fast...
I don't know what I was thinking!
I was impatient... thats what it was lol...
As for MS...it does work their software, albeit the restrictions and limitations they are trying to incorporate. I am on the edge to move to OSX completely, since the price of entry is almost the same nowadays, but Apple staff at least works straight and it has great development support. Or I may just go Linux and be done with all of MS s**t....A simple Win 8 update manages to mess up all my AV equipment connected through HDMI, every single update...
There are seriously more idiots working there than there are customers. Now they are going to throw 10 more employees in for these MS stores. Walking through BB packed full of comistioned employees is going to be worse than walking through a Mexican flee market.
We are talking about a place that still sells CDs. Even little old gradmothers download their music.
The last time I stepped into an Apple store was about five or six years ago. I would be happy to hear your insight into how the "Geniuses" are now actually capable of troubleshooting a problem instead of just providing a replacement or sending off the product for "repairs" for the most simplistic of issues.
Now if I just hit a cord and your comment was just a rant because you are a fanboy then I actually find greater irony in your post
I knew about those already, just find it funny an "Apple Genius" couldn't stand the products he was supposed to be selling and was more knowledgeable about the competition.
I enjoy the improved speed and reduced boot time, but the Stock OS interface is just unusable trash. "Not too bad" happens after you add back the start button and menu then disable the charms bar. Those are NOT trademarks of a good OS.