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appleinsider.com - 7/24/2009
After Apple legal threats, Microsoft quietly changes ads
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Last week, Microsoft bragged that Apple's legal department had contacted them and asked that one of their 'Laptop Hunters' ads be pulled. But now the Windows maker has modified the ad to reflect Apple's current MacBook Pro prices.
gizmodo.com - 7/25/2009
Leak: Inside the Microsoft Store With Wall-Sized Screens and the Answers Bar
— gizmodo.com — We've been wondering what the Microsoft's retail shops are going to be like. Well, according to a... Powerpoint presentation leaked to us, it's going to make the Apple Store look downright boring . UPDATE: Microsoft comments. The presentation is by ... (more) Leak: Inside the Microsoft Store With Wall-Sized Screens ...

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Apple's former real estate chief now working on Microsoft stores - TechFlash: Seattle's Technology News Source
techflash.com - 7/20/2009
Apple's former real estate chief now working on Microsoft stores - TechFlash: Seattle's ...
— techflash.com — Looks like Microsoft will have some very well-informed assistance as it tries to replicate the success of... Apple's retail stores. Former Apple real estate chief George Blankenship, who helped lead the early rollout of the Mac maker's retail stores, is ... (more) Apple's former real estate chief now working on ...

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marketwatch.com - 7/30/2009
MarketWatch.com Story
— marketwatch.com — What's to become of Microsoft's answer to the iPod? The Zune faces steep sales declines, low market... share ahead of update By John Letzing, MarketWatch Last Update: 4:36 PM ET Jul 29, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp.'s quarterly ... (more) MarketWatch.com Story

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Engadget:  Microsoft alters Laptop Hunters "Lauren" ad after Apple calls to complain

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Microsoft alters Laptop Hunters "Lauren" ad after Apple calls to complain
Engadget — ... out that Apple's complaint -- that the prices were no longer correct -- was the result of a price cut of "$100 or something." Now it appears that one ad -- the one featuring the second Lauren -- has been re-edited so that she no longer mentions the price of the MacBook Pro ("over $2,000"), which has been dropped to $1,700. We'll be honest -- we don't care how this turns out, just as long as we can keep on using the words "Apple" and "Microsoft" in the same sentence. [Via Apple Insider] ...

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