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Microsoft to open 600 stores at Best Buy outlets in North America

Written by James Delahunty @ 15 Jun 2013 12:07 User comments (4)

Microsoft to open 600 stores at Best Buy outlets in North America

Microsoft and Best Buy have revealed a partnership to open 600 Windows stores within Best Buy outlets in the United States and North America.
The comprehensive store-within-a-store will open at 500 Best Buy locations in the United States and more than 100 Best Buy and Future Shop locations in Canada.

They will range in size from 1,500 square feet to 2,200 square feet and will be the premier destination for consumers to see, try, compare and purchase a range of products and accessories, including Windows tablets and PCs, Windows Phones, Microsoft Office, Xbox and so on.

Watch this promotional video announcement.





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4 user comments

115.6.2013 13:28

*Watch

215.6.2013 13:32

Originally posted by PraisesToAllah:
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TY!

315.6.2013 17:59

And Microsoft's quest to become Apple continues...

415.6.2013 23:45

Over in one corner will be the X1's gathering dust.

(That's if they actually get them working by that time).

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