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John Molloy
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Perhaps they are thinking all those people standing in line will eventually tire of it and come see what they got. Of course once they see, they’ll get back in line.
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I’m guessing that their head of retail missed class the day they explained that you’re supposed to open stores near your competitors in hopes of stealing their customers with your superior product. oops.
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I don’t mind being wrong…,I just hate being wrong so FAST!
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Perhaps they are thinking all those people standing in line will eventually tire of it and come see what they got. Of course once they see, they’ll get back in line.
And by then they will all be realy mad at Micrososft because they got moved to the end of the line.
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danthemason
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Just curious. Other than a Zune and Windows #whatever, what will they sell?
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Just curious. Other than a Zune and Windows #whatever, what will they sell?
Hey! Now there’s going to be someone to replace the Maytag repair man…
The Microsoft Store Employee
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DawnTreader
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It’s simple:
Microsoft stores sell windows. Apple stores sell the doorways to a better digital life. :wink:
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Just curious. Other than a Zune and Windows #whatever, what will they sell?
Xbox.
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Tightwad.
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Just curious. Other than a Zune and Windows #whatever, what will they sell?
System 7…what else!
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“Whatever happens in the stock market today has happened before and will happen again.” - Jesse Livermore
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capablanca
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This is overdue. Perhaps they have delayed the roll out because of the Vista flop.
Microsoft may prove better at retailing than we imagine. They have plenty of cash, a brand, negotiating power, and they have products. Some are successful (Xbox), some not (Zune). They can use Xbox to get young people in the stores. They can also sell products of other companies such as games or even computers. They can set up kiosks showcasing Bing and the like. They don’t even have to figure out how to do retail. They can just copy Apple. Copying the success of others is, after all, Microsoft’s core competency.
The challenge as I see it is how will they handle their version of the genius bar. Microsoft has spent years building walls between themselves and the end users of their OS. (Anybody ever called MS for support?) They could end up with lines longer than anybody. But not the type of lines one likes to see.
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danthemason
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They have plenty of cash, a brand, negotiating power, and they have products.
We’ve got a thread going on Dell. They had all that. It wasn’t enough. Maybe Mr.Balmer and company can do better with a going operation looking to grow. I think there is more to an Apple Store than lights, shelves, fixtures and geeks in t- shirts.
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DawnTreader
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Just curious. Other than a Zune and Windows #whatever, what will they sell?
Lies, lies and more lies. Their speciality.
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This idea has NO chance. The only product I have any remote interest in is virus protection software. But I don’t expect to find THAT there. Oh, sure, we will see the Surface table. But there’s really no current retail market for this in the configuration I’ve seen.
What the hell, I’m sure it will reflate parts of Ballmer’s ego after the bruising he took from Vista.
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I’m guessing that their head of retail missed class the day they explained that you’re supposed to open stores near your competitors in hopes of stealing their customers with your superior product. oops.
Actually Bill, this is called the “clustering effect” well known in retail.
One shoestore in a Mall, it goes broke. Ten shoestores, and eight of them will do great.
Ever wonder why you find a Loews as close to every Home Depot, as they can possibly site them?
It sounds strange, but time and history proves that the more of the “same” you have at the same location, the better ALL of them will do.
Go figure.
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“Even in the worst of times, someone turns a profit. . ” —#162 Ferengi: Rules of Acquisition
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I’m guessing that their head of retail missed class the day they explained that you’re supposed to open stores near your competitors in hopes of stealing their customers with your superior product. oops.
Actually Bill, this is called the “clustering effect” well known in retail.
One shoestore in a Mall, it goes broke. Ten shoestores, and eight of them will do great.
Ever wonder why you find a Loews as close to every Home Depot, as they can possibly site them?
It sounds strange, but time and history proves that the more of the “same” you have at the same location, the better ALL of them will do.
Go figure.
An even better example is with car dealerships.
