Comments on: Microsoft Retail Store Locations Announced

By: Maha

Maha — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:25:18 +0000

From Alabaster: “It looks cool, but like I said, it looks very copied from Apple.”

If you haven’t noticed, Microsoft has been copying Apple since Windows 3.0, that was back in the 1990′s. Look at their older OS’s dating back to Windows 98 and compare them side by side, I’m not joking, it’s almost embarassing.

By: 2Lan

2Lan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:06:08 +0000

I agree with you skellyrocker

By: Baywatch

Baywatch — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:09:35 +0000

This pretty much is the same concept as the saying “If you can’t beat em’ join em’” The only thing different is Microsoft is trying to beat apple with their own stuff because for some reason their not smart enough to do it on their own. Microsoft simply can’t seem to get it through their heads.

By: Alabaster

Alabaster — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:14:42 +0000

I went to the one in Mission Viejo last night (opening day). it looks like the original apple store, white walls, wood floor. They are selling dell, sony, and HP computers from what I could tell, and XBox 360s. The walls have LCDs lining the store, and there is some kind of kids touch screen gameboard in a few places. It looks cool, but like I said, it looks very copied from Apple. Who knows if they will do well. I heard they are not going to have tech support, are you kidding me? that was the key to apple’s early success in retail. Also the mall was micrsofted out with windows banners everywhere, they are definitely not afraid to drop lots of cash for this thing.

By: Five Apple Retail Flops

Five Apple Retail Flops — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:23:27 +0000

[...] Microsoft proudly ventures into the retail world that has already seen quick entrances and exits by other vendors like Gateway and Dell, many Apple [...]

By: Karen Wylie

Karen Wylie — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:03:49 +0000

The Shops at Mission Viejo is located in the City of Mission Viejo.

By: Josh Pigford

Josh Pigford — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:35:51 +0000

Haha, I'd feel really sorry for the kid whose parents think a birthday party at a Microsoft store would be a good idea.

By: Bob Smith

Bob Smith — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:41:23 +0000

Don’t they mean “Mission Viejo”? There is no city simply named “Viejo” in California. There are two that I know of with “Viejo” in their name, Mission Viejo and Aliso Viejo, both in Orange County.

By: BMWTwisty

BMWTwisty — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:47:58 +0000

I think Mister Softy needs to open a couple hundred of these stores. Yeah, that’ll work REEAALLLL good. They’ll sell at least twenty copies of another knockoff, “Windows 7″ in the Apple knockoff store that won’t make a dime. This is gonna be fun to watch. Mebbe even Boingo Ballmer will do personal appearances to crank up the sales staff to they can drag live people into the stores and try to sell stuff.

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:36:46 +0000

Malls make money off the triple net, where the rent is supplemented by a percentage of sales.
Apple Stores have the highest sales dollars per square foot of ANY retail stores. Microsoft will have trouble selling anything, so either the rent will be really high, they will get bad locations, or malls will not accept them.

By: Thanh Nguyen

Thanh Nguyen — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:06:40 +0000

Isn’t that picture a rebranded Apple Store?

By: skellyrocker

skellyrocker — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:30:02 +0000

“simplified buying option for PCs and devices”

So what they gonna sell: Dell? Acer? Tosh? Meh! Bah!

By: Marto

Marto — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:24:18 +0000

Thats funny bacause when the count-down to the grand opening begins Microsoft will be late to the party and stumble out the starting blocks, failing miserably in the process.

5…4…3…2…6…8…13…??…FAIL!…1…Already gone.

And its oops Lost Revenue and Poor Customer Satisfaction in the lead but here come the sure fire winners of Dwindlng Market share being pushed by Eventual Collapse and Wreck and Ruin just crossing the line both early and late but consistently dire, bloated and lacking in charisma.

Huh, not unlike a certain OS that come out of Redmond!

By: galley99

galley99 — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:21:47 +0000

My Dad recently bought a place in Scottsdale. If the Microsoft Store is still open the next time I visit, I will check it out and laugh.

By: Mac

Mac — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:15:30 +0000

I wanna know who is going to have the first birthday party at Microsoft?

Kids 12 and under can meet Vista! The non-working animatronic IT guy with a chip on his shoulder. Free patches for EVERYONE!