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Microsoft retail store opening in AZ copies freely from Apple Stores
tuaw.com - 10/25/2009
Microsoft retail store opening in AZ copies freely from Apple Stores
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The day is Thursday, October 22nd. You're in Scottsdale, Arizona, and you walk into a brand new store being opened by a multinational corporation that produces technology products, including popular operating systems for computers and mobile phones, music/media players, and 'cloud' email ...
Welcome to the Microsoft Store (video)
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Welcome to the Microsoft Store (video)
— youtube.com — Entering the Microsoft StoreRecorded on October 22, 2009 (more) Welcome to the Microsoft Store (video)

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Apple retail stores upgrading EasyPay from Windows to iPod touch
appleinsider.com - 10/28/2009
Apple retail stores upgrading EasyPay from Windows to iPod touch
— appleinsider.com — Multiple sources have noted that Apple will be transitioning its retail store EasyPay handheld checkout systems from... Windows-based PDA devices to iPod touch hardware for the 2009 holiday season. (more) Apple retail stores upgrading EasyPay from Windows to ...

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Copycat Impact Forces Apple to Invest
Apple Forums & iPhone Forums, Mods, Hacks, News, Themes, Downloads, and more! | ModMyi.com - 4,711,751,911 — ... Image via Gizmodo If you look up the word "copycat" in any new dictionary these days, there's a very strong possibility you will see a photo of the first Microsoft Store, which opened late last week in Phoenix, Arizona. To say that Microsoft's new store simply resembles the typical Apple store would be a great understatement, indeed. From Tuaw.com: ...

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