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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Tech / Retail That Said, I Thought It'd Be Bigger

Posted by Goldy on Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 12:00 PM

Crowds line up outside the new Microsoft Store in University Village.

Crowds line up outside the new Microsoft Store in University Village.

In short, it was the bestest thing ever. Editing video now. Stay tuned.

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If they had really wanted to be dicks, they could have opened it yesterday when the Apple Stores went dark.

Posted by seatackled on October 20, 2011 at 12:05 PM

Microsoft are in the unfortunate position of having a product that is stable and a user base that is computer literate.

I own a PC and haven't been to a computer repair shop since the late 90s. I don't even know if they still exist to be honest. Alternately, people I know with Macs are going to the Mac Store seemingly every three weeks with a new "problem". What does that say?

Posted by cosby

on October 20, 2011 at 12:15 PM

PS. You can get at me once your 3 hour "update" is done downloading. I'll still be here.

Posted by cosby

on October 20, 2011 at 12:16 PM

@2,3 - I think your desire to start a PC vs. Mac argument is from the late 90s. Just use whatever you want or is most appropriate for the task.

Posted by Lumpmoose on October 20, 2011 at 12:28 PM

C'mon, everyone knows you are a couple of Appleologist spies.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on October 20, 2011 at 12:33 PM

Why the fuck do you people care? You sounds like rednecks from Montana who have beery arguements about which is better "Ford or Chevy".

I'd almost understand this weird Apple-cult and Seattle obsession with MS and whether it's cool or not if you were all stockholders in either company but I suspect most aren't.

Being a brand whore is annoying in a Gucci-wearing guido in Jersey just as annoying in West Coast yuppies.

Posted by SpecialBrew on October 20, 2011 at 12:47 PM

Where is the linux store?

Posted by Will in Seattle

on October 20, 2011 at 1:00 PM

Well at least MS isnt paying people to line up outside their stores like Apple does in Europe.

Posted by Kinison

on October 20, 2011 at 1:05 PM

That's just the entrance to the tardis.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on October 20, 2011 at 1:24 PM

That said, I thought it'd be bigger.

That's what she said?

Posted by TVDinner

on October 20, 2011 at 3:14 PM

This is interesting (well, to no one except me).

If you Google the phrase

That said, I

This SLOG article comes up as the number one hit.

It's hard to believe that this phrase would be that unique, or this article that well linked in so short a period of time after publication, that this should happen.

Yet...it do!

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on October 20, 2011 at 4:31 PM