10 Ways Microsoft's Retail Stores Will Differ From Apple Stores

rookietrucker · Feb 15, 2009

10 Ways Microsoft's Retail Stores Will Differ From Apple Stores

Brennon Slattery, PC World
Feb 13, 2009 9:20 am

Artwork: Chip Taylor
Microsoft announced plans to open retail stores, hoping to boost visibility of many of its products and its brand. The move seems to be an effort to mimic the success that Apple has had with its retail stores. The news is just too tempting not to have some fun with. So here are some yet-to-be-officially-revealed details about the Microsoft stores.

1) Instead of Apple's sheer walls of glass, Microsoft's stores will have brushed steel walls dotted with holes -- reminiscent of Windows security.

2) The store will have six different entrances: Starter, Basic, Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate. While all six doors will lead into the same store, the Ultimate door requires a fee of $100 for no apparent reason.

3) Instead of a "Genius Bar" (as Apple provides) Microsoft will offer an Excuse Bar. It will be staffed by Microsofties trained in the art of evading questions, directing you to complicated and obscure fixes, and explaining it's a problem with the hardware -- not a software bug.

More here>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/1595...ail_stores_will_differ_from_apple_stores.html
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This is a great article for any non microsoft enthusiast.

squirrellsgnwild · Feb 16, 2009

the blue screen of death is just that death to your hard drive and is very deadly

Scarecrow03 · Feb 16, 2009

I gotta admit, that's a pretty funny article. In particular, this reader's comment gave me a good chuckle:

13) If a customer enters the store carrying a product from another company, he will be informed that the other product is not certified by Microsoft and that he shouldn't use it. This will greatly confuse customers who just bought a new computer at the Big Box store next door, and aggravate computer professionals, but Microsoft store personnel will ignore any response other than "OK."
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