Re: [CGUYS] Does the Press Hate M$?
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 7:27 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Either the press is incompetent or there are no WFBs since they seem to not be able to find any even at a ms opening. Or both. Microsoft, and attendant Windows computers are so ubiquitous that it is not hard to understand why there would be little interest in a store dedicated to that line of products. Microsoft, et al, already enjoy near total market saturation, so why would there be much hoopla amongst the public for yet another place to buy what you can see and buy in just about any computer or department store? Apple, however, is another piece of cake. It is harder to find their products in stores, particularly their computers, thus a reason for the popularity of stores dedicated to products associated with the Apple name. I'd give the MS stores a couple of years or so on life support and then, poof, they'll be gone, victimized by too much competition from so many other stores that carry the same stuff. I think that the public basically yawns when it comes to trying to get excited about Windows stuff if for no other reason than the fact it is so all enveloping to the point of being trite and tiresome. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Does the Press Hate M$?
On Oct 23, 2009, at 7:10 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Microsoft, and attendant Windows computers are so ubiquitous that it is not hard to understand why there would be little interest in a store dedicated to that line of products. Preparing the world for another expensive M$ failure right from day 1. No, I think the reason for failure will be bad management and the fact that almost nobody uses Windows of their own free will. A store that celebrates Windows is like a travel agent who specializes in trips to the Soviet gulag. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Does the Press Hate M$?
Either the press is incompetent or there are no WFBs since they seem to not be able to find any even at a ms opening. Or both. On Oct 22, 2009 4:20 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: Microsoft's first retail store opens in Scottsdale http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_az_microsoft_store_opening.html Michelle Armstrong, a 20-year-old in pajama pants who slept outside the Scottsdale Fashion Square mall to be among the first in the store, said she was a bit disappointed in the bags, which included a $25 gift certificate, chapstick, mints, a bottle of water and tickets to an Ashley Tisdale concert at the store later in the day. I heard they'd be worth between $500 and $1,500, but I really did want to see the store, so it's not a total loss, she said. I think it looks really cool. When they dropped the curtain, I was really impressed. Others, like 45-year-old Malinda Harrell, were just there to get tickets to see Tisdale, one of the stars of High School Musical. I'm not into computer stuff, Harrell said, adding that she and her daughter would go to the concert but likely would never return to the Microsoft store. Kaelin Jacobson, a 20-year-old Web programmer, said he came to the store's opening to give Microsoft one last shot, adding that he's had a lot of problems with Vista, the last edition of Windows. Jacobson, who was carrying an Apple laptop, said he has to use Windows for his job and that Microsoft has an uphill battle to match its biggest competitor's sleek and popular stores. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
