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I missed an explanation as to why...
I should shop there.

"Three rows of tables displayed hardware from Dell, HP, Sony and Lenovo."

The big chains sell those already. Why would I go to a Windows store to buy Dells, HPs, Sonys and Lenovos, when there are several sources for those same computers running Windows?
Posted by: Economister   Posted on: 10/30/09  (Edited: 10/30/2009 @ 06:15) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I missed an explanation as to why...  Economister | 10/30/09
People will shop here...  russc@... | 10/30/09
You're not too sharp.  mikefarinha | 10/30/09
Brilliant  Economister | 10/31/09
It really doesn't make sense...  storm14k | 11/02/09
Interesting perspective (nt)  Economister | 11/02/09
Yes, Windows needs to be sold.  mikefarinha | 11/02/09
Shhh!  cashaww | 11/03/09
Over your head by about a mile  mikefarinha | 11/02/09
Did it occur to you that  Economister | 11/02/09
Honestly...  Rick_K | 11/02/09
Exactly  xxn1927 | 11/02/09
My take...  cashaww | 11/03/09
So Microsoft is selling computers...  mrlinux | 11/02/09
Re: mrlinux  justanitguy | 11/02/09
Just trying to add a little humor...  mrlinux | 11/02/09
I thought you were serious  medezark@... | 11/02/09
I appreciated your humor. Brought a smile to my face. (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 11/02/09
@No More Microsoft Software Ever!: You thought it was funny?  bmonsterman | 11/02/09
Your right he's not...nor is his agenda...nt  USTechHead | 11/02/09
The computer is only one part  Pliny the Elder | 10/31/09
I am not convinced that  Economister | 10/31/09
Maybe it's not just Apple as the competition  Pliny the Elder | 10/31/09
You cannot compare.......  Economister | 10/31/09
"I have tried hard to see this one, I just can't."  M.R. Kennedy | 10/31/09
Actually.... There IS such a critter as Win 7 Home Basic...  Wolfie2K3 | 11/01/09
Wow, what a pathetic post.  Economister | 11/01/09
@Economister Take responsibility  Patanjali | 11/01/09
@economister.  Bozzer | 11/01/09
@allofyou - It is ALWAYS the companies responsibility, not the buyers.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 11/02/09
LOL - but he's so easy to read..you wasted good bits  USTechHead | 11/02/09
That will be the telling factor.  Rick_K | 11/02/09
The Hardware isn't the important part, it's the OS and $$$$  nascarfan-24 | 11/02/09
backwards compatibility? oh please....  charmed_quark | 11/04/09
Don't think of it as a store...  msalzberg | 10/31/09
You may be correct in that assessment but...  Economister | 10/31/09
Amazing foresight.  Bozzer | 11/01/09
Ignorance on display  Economister | 11/02/09
Now don't be soo hard yourself...nt  USTechHead | 11/02/09
SIDE COMMENT  raybrizzi@... | 11/02/09
Errm?  khawaja.umar.farooq@... | 11/02/09
talking about a keyboard that is unusable without technical changes  raybrizzi@... | 11/02/09
mouse  bvonr@... | 11/02/09
No you don't  ITLeader | 11/03/09
Microsoft = quality happy  Thack | 11/02/09
Competition = benefits for consumer  ash_sids | 11/03/09
Sounds pretty cool to me  pam.rickey@... | 11/02/09
You are making the classic mistake...  wolf_z | 11/02/09
Underestimating / underachieving  Economister | 11/02/09
Shaking head  wolf_z | 11/02/09
Your starting to sound defensive and jealous...nt  USTechHead | 11/02/09
Definition of Prestige  PIXguy | 11/02/09
Yeah...  JasonJD48 | 11/02/09
So it's a glorified help desk?  Fred Fredrickson | 11/01/09
Apple stores are not franchises...  msalzberg | 11/01/09
The Stores  xxn1927 | 11/02/09
Unfortunately, it's a news story...  msalzberg | 11/02/09
I think you missed the Actual Reasons for the store.  AboveAverageJoe | 11/01/09
See my reply to msalzberg above (nt)  Economister | 11/01/09
See my reply to you above.  Bozzer | 11/01/09
One reason why this is gonna be an EPIC FAIL.  Dealing | 10/30/09
not always true...  Fark | 10/30/09
Can't agree with you.  Pliny the Elder | 10/31/09
You are not looking at the big picture. MS does  AboveAverageJoe | 10/31/09
Man, this is all so confusing.....  dave95. | 11/01/09
It's actually not that confusing  khawaja.umar.farooq@... | 11/02/09
The problem with thinking of these stores as advertising...  msalzberg | 11/01/09
BINGO! - nt  USTechHead | 11/02/09
Exactly...There's little to lose from a $ perspective  socialism=nowhere | 11/02/09
While you may not know people who buy at the Apple store...  msalzberg | 11/02/09
They can probably...  khawaja.umar.farooq@... | 11/02/09
Hmm  xxn1927 | 11/02/09
Thats why...  JasonJD48 | 11/02/09
I can see where they got the idea  oncall | 10/30/09
That's been their problem.....  dave95. | 11/01/09
Which brand are they pushing?  R Harris ZDNet Moderator | 11/01/09
I don't know  oncall | 11/02/09
Actually I think the best thing...  mrlinux | 11/02/09
512MB for Vista!  khawaja.umar.farooq@... | 11/02/09
RE: A visit to Microsoft's first store  DonBurnett | 10/30/09
@DonBurnett  Axsimulate | 10/30/09
Re:  dvm | 10/31/09
Sad the MSCE is so uninformed..  Richard Flude | 10/30/09
Microsoft was found guilty in the anti-trust case  R Harris ZDNet Moderator | 10/30/09
Serious?  dave95. | 11/01/09
Another copy-and-paste by MS...  prof123 | 11/02/09
RE: A visit to Microsoft's first store  DonBurnett | 10/30/09
RE: A visit to Microsoft's first store  Loverock Davidson | 10/30/09
I don't imagine getting you to visit  Viva la crank dodo | 11/02/09
I would move out. Period. (nt)  Economister | 11/02/09
Theater area  Metronome49 | 11/02/09
Downtown Chicago  oncall | 11/02/09
Yes right down to hiring ex-Apple retail chief  dave95. | 11/02/09
How Can You Visit Someplace You've Never Used Their Product?  itanalyst2@... | 11/02/09
Microsoft needs to stop obsessing over Apple  frgough | 10/30/09
Then Apple should stop obsessing over Microsoft  Pliny the Elder | 10/31/09
Well said, MS should forget Apple  HollywoodDog | 11/02/09
In other words...  khawaja.umar.farooq@... | 11/02/09
"XP users who face a tough upgrade to W7"???  James T. Kirk | 10/30/09
They're capitalizing on a slight difference  CobraA1 | 10/30/09
64bit system  morgancoxuk@... | 10/31/09
64 bit...  morgancoxuk@... | 10/31/09
Unless he just bought a new Win7 computer and copied his files across.  Zogg | 10/31/09
Yeah, that *must* be it. (Rolls eyes.)  James T. Kirk | 10/31/09
So: a disagreement around the meaning of the word "upgrade"  Zogg | 10/31/09
(Shrug) Could be.  James T. Kirk | 10/31/09
Or did a custom install. Or used third party software.  CobraA1 | 10/31/09
I know a few people that did that as well and  USTechHead | 11/02/09
Windows 7 home basic?  mikefarinha | 10/30/09
Re: Windows 7 home basic? Huh?  Nitz_Walsh | 11/02/09
MS copied Mac OS for windows  Richard Flude | 10/30/09
LOL  jdbukis@... | 10/31/09
That was back in 1979!  Zogg | 10/31/09
Weakness  M.R. Kennedy | 10/31/09
Except that I was replying to jdbukis  Zogg | 11/01/09
Awareness  M.R. Kennedy | 11/01/09
"Forum moderator"? Hardly.  Zogg | 11/01/09
I don't know what rumors you've heard...  msalzberg | 10/31/09
The MSCE is so sad  Richard Flude | 10/31/09
And Apple coppied Gateway for their stores  Pliny the Elder | 10/31/09
I remember visiting a Gateway store once.  Zogg | 10/31/09
Gateway Country Stores  M.R. Kennedy | 10/31/09
You've hit in the biggest difference, even though you dismissed it...  msalzberg | 11/01/09
Which may have played a part in their demise  dave95. | 11/01/09
Not a dismissal  M.R. Kennedy | 11/01/09
I have to disagree with you on a few points...  msalzberg | 11/01/09
True  Michael Kelly | 11/02/09
Waiting for Service vs Purchase  dave95. | 11/02/09
Hard to believe, given my experiences...  msalzberg | 11/03/09
The MSCE is so funny  Richard Flude | 10/31/09
LOL! (though not with you)  John Zern | 11/01/09
WOW - I forgot about those...nt  USTechHead | 11/02/09
Watch Microsoft do this one better too (nt)  ericesque | 10/31/09
MS copied Amiga  morgancoxuk@... | 10/31/09
RE: A visit to Microsoft's first store  Richard Platt | 10/31/09
The first time I walked into an Apple store  Pliny the Elder | 10/31/09
Seriously? "Cows" in an Apple Store? (nt)  Zogg | 10/31/09
Sure, cows like apples (nt)  Economister | 10/31/09
Ba-DUM! happy (nt)  Zogg | 10/31/09
I didn't know ZDnet displays smileys on the topic? Let's try. :):):):):):)  Dealing | 11/01/09
Try a nose and a space maybe (nt) wink wink  Economister | 11/01/09
Just curious what ideas did they take?  dave95. | 11/01/09
"Stolen" ideas  M.R. Kennedy | 11/01/09
I used to work for Gateway Country Store  bobiroc | 11/02/09
Sorry - Not convinced  dave95. | 11/02/09
Oh because lighting  bobiroc | 11/02/09
You misunderstand  M.R. Kennedy | 11/02/09
I remember...  Rick_K | 11/02/09
 M.R. Kennedy | 11/03/09
There's only so many  Sahdow@... | 11/06/09
RE: A visit to Microsoft's first store  Henrik32259 | 10/31/09
Bad location  hammeroftruth | 11/01/09
No, bro. Microsoft will have to work harder to tell its story  HollywoodDog | 11/01/09
Rhetoric  Raid6 | 11/01/09
....  Badgered | 11/02/09
How are the PC's?  NStalnecker | 11/01/09
A visit to the Microsoft store  spacecase2 | 11/01/09
@ msalzberg, re: Apple & Gateway Stores  M.R. Kennedy | 11/02/09
I stated something badly...  msalzberg | 11/02/09
No problem  M.R. Kennedy | 11/02/09
I had a coworker  Sahdow@... | 11/06/09
The next big Windows malware episode should see some activity  whisperycat | 11/02/09
Still lost and still sad...wrong blog little boy - nt  USTechHead | 11/02/09
Man that was really enlightening...nt  socialism=nowhere | 11/02/09
RE: A visit to Microsoft's first store  alisha.alam@... | 11/02/09
The Logo  biggles1000 | 11/02/09
MS Cheaper.... where?  ncudmore@... | 11/02/09
At the risk of being considered as having lost my mind..  Economister | 11/02/09
Microsoft doing what they do best...  jasondlnd | 11/02/09
so opening a store is stealing from Apple?  pupkin_z | 11/02/09
RE: A visit to Microsoft's first store  mablove@... | 11/02/09
Wow, good work  Economister | 11/02/09
really?  Badgered | 11/02/09
microsoftSF  levinson | 11/02/09
MicrosoftSF closing date  mablove@... | 11/03/09
So awesome!!  qcesarjr@... | 11/02/09
Well, you get what you pay for...  HypnoToad72 | 11/02/09
Can MS copy Apple Stores profitability?  Ken_z | 11/03/09
MS stores will be selling hardware too  bsltiger | 11/03/09
RE: A visit to Microsoft's first store  *pamala | 11/03/09
THe most evil place in my state...  bendib | 11/03/09
What's the difference?  tonymcs@... | 11/03/09
RE: A visit to Microsoft's first store  JAWSr | 11/04/09

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