John Paczkowski

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Opening of Microsoft Pop-Up Stores Will Coincide With Surface Launch

October 26. That’s the day Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system officially ships and its Surface tablet arrives at market. It’s also opening day for some 30-plus pop-up stores. Located in markets including Miami, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Atlanta, these temporary brick-and-mortar storefronts are intended to capitalize on the holiday shopping season and give consumers curious about Surface and Windows 8 some hands-on time with both.


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The center of gravity at the university appears to have shifted. The school now looks like a giant tech incubator with a football team.

— Nicholas Thompson, in a New Yorker article entitled, “The End of Stanford?”