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Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:42:54 +0000

[...] also told the audience about how Microsoft plans on opening Microsoft Stores near the Apple retail stores starting this [...]

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February 13, 2009 | next media update — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:09:22 +0000

[...] Microsoft Hires David Porter, Plans On Opening Stores to Promote Windows PULSE2 Microsoft Corporation plans to opening several retail stores shortly after hiring David Porter as the company’s corporate VP of retail stores. Porter has worked at Wal-Mart for 27 years. Porter was also the head of worldwide product distribution at DreamWorks Animation SKG since around 2007. Porter will be starting work this Tuesday and his responsibility will be to improve the PC buying experience for consumers. His first task is to plan the timing, locations, and design of Microsoft stores, a strength that Apple already has. The Microsoft stores are a way of improving the software company’s brand since Vista was criticized for being slow, too secure, and requiring much larger hardware specifications. Apple capitalized on these weaknesses by releasing several PC vs. Mac ads. Source> [...]

By: Microsoft hires David Porter: ‘We need our own stores (to clear all Vista Stock??)!!!’ | Startup Meme - Technology Startup and Latest Tech News

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:54:20 +0000

[...] Walmart veteran, David Porter a its VP of retail stores and almost immediately disclosed plans of opening its retails stores. This appears yet another we secretly admire Apple’s ways, as [...]

By: Alpesh Shah

Alpesh Shah — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:12:43 +0000

Interesting idea here….I can just imagine the situation at the store…”We are having technical difficulties with our computers in the store and will have to close down until we get this fixed by technical support.”