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electronista.com - 9/5/2008

Microsoft to copy Apple Genius strategy

— electronista.com — Microsoft on Friday said that its $300 million marketing campaign will now involve in-store representatives to promote... the brand, the company's general manager of corporate communications, Tom Pilla, says. Effectively mimicking Apple's Geniuses as w... (more) Microsoft to copy Apple Genius strategy

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biz.yahoo.com - 9/5/2008

Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

— biz.yahoo.com — NEW YORK -- As part of its new $300 million marketing campaign and image makeover, Microsoft Corp.... plans to deploy its own customer-service representatives at retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City to help people with their PC purchases. The world's ... (more) Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps: ...

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microsoft.com - 8/27/2008

Microsoft Hardware – Home Page

— microsoft.com —  Microsoft Hardware Internet Communications Webcam and Headset Products » Discover a better way to connect. Microsoft... Hardware Mice, Keyboards and Desktop Sets » Discover revolutionary mice & keyboards. Microsoft Hardware Gaming Mice, ... (more) Microsoft Hardware – Home Page

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Skymarket Mobile App store hitting WinMob 7 soon?
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — My Computerworld collegue Mike Elgan found a little bit of interesting news in a Job posting in the .  Looks like Microsoft is hiring a certain someone for a new App store type of thing called "Skymarket" (I guess Sky Mall was taken?).  Google announced a similar service for Android phones last week.  Guess the itunes App Store is kinda a big deal? From the Job posting: Job Title: Senior Product Manager - Skymarket This is a unique opportunity and time of rapid change in the mobile industry for a Senior Product Manager in the Mobile Communications Services team to drive the launch of a v1 marketplace ...

Microsoft plans 'Skymarket' apps store for Windows Mobile 7 in 2009
AppleInsider — ... Published: 01:00 AM EST Following in the footsteps of US mobile provider T-Mobile and Google's own Android smartphone platform, Microsoft is now plotting its own effort to create an online store for mobile software in the model of Apple's iPhone App Store. The project, tentatively called "Skymarket," was revealed in a job listing Microsoft posted earlier today at computerjobs.com for a Senior Product Manager to oversee a marketplace service for Windows Mobile. According to the job listing, Microsoft doesn't plan to commercially launch Skymarket until the release of Windows ...

Microsoft Planning Skymarket 'App Store' For Windows Mobile 7 Platform
iPhone Savior — SEATTLE - Clues from a Microsoft job posting seeking a Senior Product Manager - Skymarket are pointing to a key job function inside the Mobile Communications Services team to drive the launch of a v1 marketplace service for Windows Mobile. It looks like Microsoft is desperately seeking a qualified Sky Captain to pilot their Windows Mobile App Store-like world of ...

Microsoft Planning An iPhone-Like App Store? Smart Move, But Won't Be Easy
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Microsoft (MSFT) is working on an app store for its Windows Mobile phones -- similar to rival Apple's (AAPL) iPhone App Store -- according to an ...