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1,000-plus people crowd new Microsoft Store
ocregister.com - 10/29/2009
1,000-plus people crowd new Microsoft Store
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> MISSION VIEJO - Nobody was getting into American Eagle Outfitters this morning. More than 1,000 people were blocking the entrance to the apparel store, which had the unfortunate position of being located directly across from the Microsoft Store, which officially opened at 10 a.m. in The Shops ...
Why Windows 7 Costs so Much
cringely.com - 10/27/2009
Why Windows 7 Costs so Much
— cringely.com — I’ve had a couple days now with Windows 7 and it is certainly an improvement over both... Vista and XP, requiring slightly less resources than either (significantly less than Vista), booting faster, and offering superior usability. Yeah, but why does ... (more) Why Windows 7 Costs so Much

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MacFarlane special loses Microsoft
variety.com - 10/27/2009
MacFarlane special loses Microsoft
— variety.com — Company yanks sponsorship of Fox show Microsoft has yanked its sponsorship from Fox's upcoming Seth MacFarlane comedy/variety... special over content concerns. Fox still plans to air "Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show" on Nov. ... (more) MacFarlane special loses Microsoft

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Microsoft Watch:  Microsoft Opens Store in Same Mall As Apple

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MacDailyNews:  Microsoft Retail Stores have to resort to free concert tickets to generate opening day crowds

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Microsoft Opens Store in Same Mall As Apple
Microsoft Watch — ... (According to the local Orange County Register, the Apple Store in question is "closed for renovations and will not reopen until November." I doubt that. They're probably building a retaliatory iCannon in there.) ...

Microsoft Unveils Scottsdale, Orange County Storefronts
Gearlog — ... Microsoft opened up a second location in Mission Viejo, California, to what was apparently a rather enthusiastic reception. According to the OC Register, over 1,000 people crowded into the Orange County Mall, in an attempt to check out the new store. ...

Microsoft Retail Stores have to resort to free concert tickets to generate opening day crowds
MacDailyNews — ... a sticker," Pirani reports. "At least one man was seen clutching a MacBook while waiting for Justin Bieber tickets for his sister." Pirani reports, "Though a majority of those who camped out in the cold the night before were there for the concert, some did come to shop. 'We came at 8 p.m. last night and yes, it was worth the wait,' said Shelly Nicks, of Laguna Niguel. '… I've been looking for a laptop. I'm really computer illiterate, so I can't wait to get started.'" Full article here . MacDailyNews Take: Microsoft. Banking on computer illiterates since 1975. "Mac users ...

Microsoft's New Retail Stores Look Just Like Apple Stores
Silicon Alley Insider — Microsoft opened its second retail store in Mission Viejo, Calif., last Thursday. It drew quite a crowd -- some 1,000 people, according to the Orange County Register , via CNET -- in part because Microsoft was giving away concert tickets to those at the front of the line. ...

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Microsoft borrows Apple Store blueprint, manager (video)
engadget.com 10/27/2009 — Anyone who witnessed the opening of Microsoft's first retail store in Scottsdale must have been feeling a bit of deja vu at the whole experience. It started with the camping and the long meandering lines leading to a raucous countdown. When the ...
News: With Help from Free Concert Tickets, 2nd Microsoft Store Opening Gets 1,000 People — The Mac Observer
Microsoft opened up its second Microsoft Store retail location in Mission Viejo, CA Thursday. With the help of a free concert ticket giveaway for Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, the company saw a line of some one thousand people waiting for the doors to open, according to The OCRegister.  ...
Second Microsoft store draws 1,000-person lineup — MacNN | The Macintosh News Network
Microsoft's second-ever official retail store opened to lines resembling those of Apple's, an early estimate says. More than 1,000 are believed by the OC Register to have queued up for the Mission Viejo, California opening, some of whom had entered the line as early as the previous afternoon. ...
Microsoft opens its second shop near Apple store - Apple shuts its own down for a little refurbishment — 9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence
Here we go: Microsoft today opened its second ‘me too’ store in the same mall as Apple, this time in Mission Viejo, California . It’s the new physical manifestation of the philosophical battle between Microsoft’s strategy of managing through necessity and ...