Ready for sprawling aisles of Microsoft stuff, a guru bar, and giant wall-sized screens? The first store in Scottsdale, Arizona is receiving its final touches, and may open on, or just after Oct 22, according to the Wall Street Journal.
https://gizmodo.com/leak-inside-the-microsoft-store-with-wall-sized-screen-5322328/
The paper says the Scottsdale store will look just like the freaky fake shop Microsoft built on its Redmond campus back in January. Also, a second store in Mission Viejo, California is expected to follow in the immediate weeks after.
https://gizmodo.com/microsofts-fake-retail-store-looks-good-reminds-us-of-5130597
Ahh, the glitz and the glam. The paper confirms the floorplan will showcase everything form Windows 7 to WinMo 6.5 and the Xbox 360. And yep, there will be a 94-inch screen for folks to play on.
More: Inside the Microsoft Store With Wall-Sized Screens and the Answers Bar
And Apple isn’t the only inspiration. The Microsoft stores will also be close to either a Best Buy or Wal-Mart. Oh, and the Microsoft store head-honcho was actually poached from Wal-Mart. I think I was more optimistic when I heard they were head-hunting Apple Store staff. [Wall Street Journal]
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-stealing-from-apple-again-this-time-its-reta-5365053
