Microsoft Retail Experience Demoed, Not as Snazzy as the Apple Store
Microsoft Retail Experience Demoed, Not as Snazzy as the Apple Store
Posted 01/16/2009 at 8:55am
| by Paul Lilly
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'Anything you can do, I can do better' seems to be the mantra driving Microsoft these days, and while many of you felt Microsoft did one-up Apple with its Vista commercials (this editor did not), it remains to be seen if those same folks think that Microsoft's new Retail Experience Center holds the same appeal as the Apple Store.
The Retail Experience Center doesn't actually exist, at least not yet, but Microsoft did publish a video and several photos of what one would look like. It's all very authentic looking, and as one might imagine, filled with all things Microsoft, including the company's Surface technology. But is it exciting? Engadget describes the fake store masquerading as a real outlet as "pretty boring and corporate," likening it to a Circuit City, while iStartedSomething.com admits "doesn't look half bad."
Check out the video and pics, then hit the jump and tell us what you think.
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Captain Skippy
January 18, 2009 at 10:45am
It looks better than apple stores. I feel weird in those stores. No color...
bjoswald
January 16, 2009 at 9:48am
This is just another attempt by Microsoft to fight back at Apple. While I admit that competition between rivals is "healthy business", the "anything you can do, I can do better" mantra referenced earlier seems to be nothing more than another thread of desperation from the dwindling confidence within Microsoft. When Gates leaves for good, Ballmer's aggressive nature and notorious short temper will drive this company to the ground. I hope that, for all of our sake, Ballmer finds a new Yin to his Yang.
Cache
January 16, 2009 at 2:59pm
At least Gates left on his own accord, and not on a stretcher... (and yes, I'm just speaking metaphorically, in case any Apple fans want to scream and yell about that).
I Jedi
January 17, 2009 at 5:47pm
It's inevitable that Microsoft would eventually start to loose its dominance amongst the OS/applications. However, it really is a shame at best, I think. I say this because when Microsoft was the big dog, and still are, all programmers, etc, focused on MS OS's more, so less diversity amongst applications, etc. Now with over 20 popular Linux distros, Apple, and MS, all fighting for dominance, coders are going to have a tough time making their applications widely available on a lot of these OSs.
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