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 Send to email | Does Microsoft Want Its Own Store? We Hope Not in AAPLMSFT |  By Silicon
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 Tired of iPhone rumors? Here's a sort-of amusing variant: Microsoft (MSFT) wants to open its own retail stores, a la Apple (AAPL), according to something called Fudzilla.
True? No idea. What we do know: If it is true, it's a horrible way to spend Steve Ballmer's time and money. Apple's been successful in the retail space because it's an amazing marketer -- and also makes sexy products people love to look at and fondle. People don't necessarily go into the Apple store intending to buy something -- particularly right now. Sometimes they're happy just to gawk.
Does any of that sound like it could be applied to Microsoft?
If you want a better comparison, look at Gateway -- the company made a big push into retail during the last boom, then, eventually, thought better of it.
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Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
| PlayStation Store Update: Haze! [North America] | | Remember the dark days? The PlayStation Store update Thursdays with nary a downloadable worth the background download? Long gone, we hope, forever! This week, there's plenty of stuff to slake your download thirst, with dem [..] Read complete article | | Published 08-May-2008 by Michael McWhertor in North AmericaPlaystation 3playstation storepsnPSP
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| Microsoft to open 'Avatar Store' next year |  Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360A Microsoft staffer has revealed that, beginning next year, users of the New Xbox Experience will be able to use an "Avatar Store" to buy clothes and other branded items for their avatars. What's with the surprised expressions ev [..] Read complete article | | Published 29-Oct-2008 by Justin McElroy in new-xbox-experiencenxerrod
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| Kotaku`s The Gamers Guide | Blogger | XBOX 360 Gamers Weblog
Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
| Xbox Japan's Totally Perfect In-Store Display [Microsoft] | | At the Microsoft Media Briefing 2008, Xbox Japan showed off its ideal in-store display. The company has in-store Xbox Japan reps (actual Microsoft employees, apparently!) who handle the retail displays. Pictured is what Japanese consumers when (and if) the [..] Read complete article | | Published 02-Sep-2008 by Brian Ashcraft in Microsoft Japan Microsoft Media Briefing 2008 Only in Japan Original Xbox 360
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| 'Star Ocean: The Last Hope' announced for Xbox 360 |  Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, RPGs
Are role-playing games the last hope for a struggling Xbox 360 in Japan? It's not really a question so much as a trite joke we'll be abusing over the next several months, a [..] Read complete article | | Published 10-Jun-2008 by Ludwig Kietzmann in BreakingNewsJRPGMicrosoftSquare-EnixStar-OceanStar-Ocean-The-Last-HopeStarOceanThe-Last-Hope
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| Kotaku`s The Gamers Guide | Blogger | XBOX 360 Gamers Weblog
Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
| Microsoft Cooking up an App Store of its Own; Skymarket for Windows Mobile |  Not that we fault them, but it looks like it didn’t take Microsoft long to look over Apple’s App Store conquest and realize it’s not such a bad idea after all. Google has no problems with mimicking Apple’s format so why should Microsoft? In fact, though Apple hardly invented the repository model we wish all [...]
[..] Read complete article | | Published 01-Sep-2008 by Zach Epstein in ServicesWindows Mobile7Android Marketapp storeAppleApplicationsAppsGamesmicrosoftSkymarket
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| The Last HOPE: Audio downloads |  If you happened to miss The Last HOPE in NYC this year, fear not. They have released all the talks in either 16kbps or 18kbps MP3s on their website. There were a lot of great talks, and I highly suggest listening to all of them!
Get your audio files from The Last HOPE [Slashdot]
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