6 posts and columns on Microsoft Store

Viral Video: Microsoft Songsmith Demo (Justin Bieber Can Relax Now)

in Media on October 27, 2011 at 5:08 am PT

Some things you cannot even make up, such as this achingly awkward demo video for Microsoft’s Songsmith software.
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You Can Lose Your Mind, When Tech Stores Are Two of a Kind: Welcome to the Appl…Oops, Microsoft Store (The Video Proof)

in News on October 22, 2009 at 5:11 pm PT

A gauntlet of wildly cheering sales people dressed in brightly colored T-shirts, a sleek, white store, a simple but elegant design. You will be excused for thinking the video below is from an Apple store, but it is actually from the opening of a Microsoft Store in Scottsdale, Ariz., today. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?
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Microsoft Store Overhauled to Encourage More Windows Shopping

in News on October 22, 2009 at 6:24 am PT

Microsoft’s first brick-and-mortar retail store isn’t scheduled to open for another few hours, but the software giant is already selling PC hardware and third-party software titles–on the Web. This morning it unveiled an expanded online store that will better reflect its new real-world counterpart.
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Do You Have a Reservation at the Virus Bar or Are You Here for the All-Day Workshop on Printer Drivers?

in News on July 15, 2009 at 3:08 pm PT

Apple and Microsoft have long competed for market space. And soon they’ll be competing for retail space as well. In remarks at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference today, COO Kevin Turner said Microsoft has settled on a location for the retail stores it announced earlier this year: Right next to Apple’s stores. There goes the neighborhood, right?
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C'mon Down to Crazy Stevie's! Prices So High They're INSAAAAAAAAANE!

in News on November 14, 2008 at 9:54 am PT

Amid the fast-deteriorating economy, Microsoft opened its first online shop in the U.S.–a digital storefront through which customers can purchase first-party software, hardware, and videogames directly from the company. Although, I’m not quite certain why anyone would, given the prices.

C’mon Down to Crazy Stevie’s! Prices So High They’re INSAAAAAAAAANE!

in News on November 14, 2008 at 9:54 am PT

Amid the fast-deteriorating economy, Microsoft opened its first online shop in the U.S.–a digital storefront through which customers can purchase first-party software, hardware, and videogames directly from the company. Although, I’m not quite certain why anyone would, given the prices.