Comments on: The Windows Store will fail… http://mckainviewpoint.com/2009/11/the-windows-store-will-fail/ The Ultimate Customer Experience® Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott McKain http://mckainviewpoint.com/2009/11/the-windows-store-will-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-895 Scott McKain Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:51:20 +0000 http://mckainviewpoint.com/?p=1597#comment-895 Joel - Wow...I never thought about that! When I was in Scottsdale, I don't think I saw a single purchase being made. At least, I don't recall one... It seemed most in the store were like me -- observing for the novelty of it, commenting on the blatant similarity to Apple, playing around with a couple of laptops to see Windows 7 -- and that's about it. It will be interesting to see what kind of numbers the stores generate. Thanks for your insight! Scott Joel -
Wow…I never thought about that! When I was in Scottsdale, I don’t think I saw a single purchase being made. At least, I don’t recall one…

It seemed most in the store were like me — observing for the novelty of it, commenting on the blatant similarity to Apple, playing around with a couple of laptops to see Windows 7 — and that’s about it.

It will be interesting to see what kind of numbers the stores generate.

Thanks for your insight!

Scott

]]> By: Joel Millares http://mckainviewpoint.com/2009/11/the-windows-store-will-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-894 Joel Millares Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:58:28 +0000 http://mckainviewpoint.com/?p=1597#comment-894 We visited the Windows Store here in Mission Viejo, CA. We noticed the obvious doppleganger appearance and more importantly my girlfriend asked me "what's the biggest difference you see between this and an Apple Store?" I looked around trying to guess the least obvious thing and came up stumped. I shrugged and she answered "no one is buying anything." We visited the Windows Store here in Mission Viejo, CA. We noticed the obvious doppleganger appearance and more importantly my girlfriend asked me “what’s the biggest difference you see between this and an Apple Store?” I looked around trying to guess the least obvious thing and came up stumped. I shrugged and she answered “no one is buying anything.”

]]> By: Scott McKain http://mckainviewpoint.com/2009/11/the-windows-store-will-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-887 Scott McKain Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:22:31 +0000 http://mckainviewpoint.com/?p=1597#comment-887 Jerry, I'm not certain if you mean in terms of computers - or, specifically, the stores themselves. The problem for Microsoft is that, since Apple's stores were first to the market and very well received, even if Microsoft was first with the idea, they will be viewed as the mere imitator. Maybe that's not the way it SHOULD be...but it is the reality of the marketplace. Thanks... Scott Jerry, I’m not certain if you mean in terms of computers – or, specifically, the stores themselves.

The problem for Microsoft is that, since Apple’s stores were first to the market and very well received, even if Microsoft was first with the idea, they will be viewed as the mere imitator.

Maybe that’s not the way it SHOULD be…but it is the reality of the marketplace.

Thanks…

Scott

]]> By: Jerry Bak http://mckainviewpoint.com/2009/11/the-windows-store-will-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-886 Jerry Bak Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:44:07 +0000 http://mckainviewpoint.com/?p=1597#comment-886 Yeah... but if you try to trace back the interweaving of Apple and Microsoft personel and ideas... it becomes a question of who copied who when... Yeah… but if you try to trace back the interweaving of Apple and Microsoft personel and ideas… it becomes a question of who copied who when…

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