“Microsoft Corp.’s first Manhattan flagship store will open its doors on Fifth Avenue next month,” Keiko Morris reports for The Wall Street Journal. “The five-level store at 677 Fifth Ave. will open at noon on Oct. 26, according to a company blog post that also announced the opening date of a second flagship store in Sydney, Australia at Westfield Sydney on Pitt Street Mall on Nov. 12.”
“The two stores are the company’s largest to date with 22,269 square feet in the Fifth Avenue store and 6,000 square feet in the Sydney location,” Morris reports. “Microsoft’s New York City flagship will be located on Upper Fifth Avenue, known as a high-end retail destination for both tourists and locals. It is also several blocks south of Apple Inc.’s Fifth Avenue store.”
“Microsoft for several years has followed Apple Inc.’s lead by building up its own chain of retail stores to showcase a selection of products from Microsoft and its allies,” Morris reports. “The company doesn’t disclose sales at the Microsoft retail stores.”
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It was only a matter of time when it became obvious (to the rest of the world) who was the innovator and who was the follower. Proof positive that Microsoft will never come close to Apple and their operating system sucks balls.
Why are they still opening stores? I just walked past one yesterday on my way to the local Apple Store and the only people inside the Microsoft store were employees, who looked quite bored.
Cracks me up when I see the new Microsloth store at our mega Mall. It’s built with about 1/3 of the actual square space depth available to a normal store there, so that the few tables they have are covered with products and can look more full if 6 people actually ever walk into it —which is about the usual amount of traffic. Meanwhile the Apple Store on the other side is wider, it’s square space for product display is FULL depth and traffic is about 50 to 100 people every time I’m in there.
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It was only a matter of time when it became obvious (to the rest of the world) who was the innovator and who was the follower. Proof positive that Microsoft will never come close to Apple and their operating system sucks balls.
5 levels of crap. It will be like visiting a multi-level dump.
Why are they still opening stores? I just walked past one yesterday on my way to the local Apple Store and the only people inside the Microsoft store were employees, who looked quite bored.
BAHAHAHAHAHA.
My favorite part: “The company doesn’t disclose sales at their …stores”
Apple makes more per square foot than any other retailer.
I wonder why MS doesn’t disclose sales?
that is a face saving way of saying we dont make money on the sales, as in no profit, so MS is technically correct 😆
What’s the point? So that they can look even more stupider! Hahaha 😝
Rowell McDowell lives!
“Now, the bottom floor is what we call ‘The Start Menu.”
“Where do you want to go today? Ah, anti-virus. Ok, let’s go up to level 5…”
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Cracks me up when I see the new Microsloth store at our mega Mall. It’s built with about 1/3 of the actual square space depth available to a normal store there, so that the few tables they have are covered with products and can look more full if 6 people actually ever walk into it —which is about the usual amount of traffic. Meanwhile the Apple Store on the other side is wider, it’s square space for product display is FULL depth and traffic is about 50 to 100 people every time I’m in there.