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Microsoft’s Black Friday: Discounts on Software and Hardware, Free Windows Phones

The holiday shopping frenzy is about to begin, and Microsoft is joining the party as well, with a series of deals put in place for those who would like to make new acquisitions online, as well as for those visiting the company’s brick and mortar stores. Regardless whether you are a simple shopper or a student...

24 November 2011
09:54 GMT

New Microsoft Store Now Open in Silicon Valley

Microsoft inaugurated its thirteenth retail outlet this week, this time in Silicon Valley. Check out the images accompanying this article in order to get an idea of what happened at the opening of the latest Microsoft Store. According to the software giant, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Dan’l Lewin cut the...

12 November 2011
05:19 GMT

Microsoft Store Grand Opening at Tysons Corner Center Set for November 17, 2011

Microsoft is just eight days away from opening the doors to its 14th retail outlet, located in the Tysons Corner Center, and the company has quite a celebration planned. The Grand Opening ceremonies are scheduled to debut at 9:30 AM on November 17, 2011, with the latest Microsoft Store welcoming customers just a ha...

9 November 2011
05:02 GMT

86 Microsoft Stores in 2 - 3 Years

Provided that Microsoft manages to deliver on its promise of opening a range of new retail outlets, the company will have no less than 86 Microsoft Stores in the next two to three years. The announcement was made at the Worldwide Partner Conference 2011, by Kevin Turner, Chief Operating Officer. Essentially, the nu...

14 July 2011
09:35 GMT

First Microsoft Atlanta Store Draws a Crowd

 The First Microsoft Store opened in Atlanta on May 27, 2011 has attracted quite a crowd. The Redmond company has certainly come a long way since 2009, when it opened its first first-ever retail store. That outlet welcomed customers in Scottsdale, Arizona on October 22nd, 2009, a date which coincides with t...

28 May 2011
06:58 GMT

Free Zune HDs and Dell Mini Netbooks Plus Other Microsoft Store Cyber Monday Deals

With Thanksgiving and Black Friday deals now gone, it’s time for the Cyber Monday special offers to kick in. And Microsoft has lined up a nice set of offerings for shoppers that will head over to its online retail outlet. There are two deals which will only be offered to customers on November 29th. The first o...

29 November 2010
04:00 GMT

Free Windows Phone 7 Devices from Microsoft Stores

Microsoft is offerings customers a plethora of reasons to visit its retail stores this Thanksgiving, including steep discounts on a range of products. For example, the Redmond company announced that customers will be able to get free Windows Phone 7 devices when visiting a Microsoft Store, provided that they prolong...

26 November 2010
07:30 GMT

More Microsoft Stores in the Process of Opening Up

Just the past month Microsoft was touting the opening of dozens more Microsoft Stores, and now Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer offered some actual details on the company’s plans. During the software giant’s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2010 in June 2010 it was Kevin Turner, Microsoft Chief Ope...

30 July 2010
07:02 GMT

Expression Studio 3 30% Off

Designers and developers using Microsoft’s development platform and tools are now able to get products from the company at a discount. With Christmas just around the corner, customers can give themselves a little gift, or get a present at a discount as Expression Studio 3 comes now with a price tag of just $41...

23 December 2009
04:48 GMT

Microsoft Holiday Discounts Available

Both through its ecommerce partners and via its very own retail outlet, Microsoft is making easier for customers to find and take advantage of holiday discounts. With Christmas approaching fast, the Redmond company is pointing users to Bing and to the Microsoft Store for a variety of special deals that can be leverag...

18 December 2009
05:38 GMT

Office Home & Student $79.99, and Other Discounts from the Microsoft Store

Microsoft managed to fall in line with the rest of the retail world gearing up for Black Friday and the holiday shopping season, and introduced a range of discounts. In this regard, customers will be able to enjoy a steep discount of $70 and buy Office Home & Student for as low as $79.99. The Redmond company has als...

26 November 2009
12:51 GMT

Microsoft Online Store Banishes Vista, Offers Windows 7 Computers

On the General Availability deadline of Windows 7, Microsoft has stopped selling Windows Vista altogether via its online store. Microsoft Store offers exclusively Windows 7 editions under the Windows section, and Vista is nowhere to be found. The Redmond company has been mum as far as banishing Vista from the Microso...

22 October 2009
08:04 GMT

New Microsoft Store Down Under

Microsoft has added a new online shop to its roster of stores, expanding its presence worldwide. Customers in Australia will now be able to buy the entire lineup of software products from Microsoft, including releases of the company’s main cash cows, Office and Windows, online and download them directly to thei...

6 October 2009
05:10 GMT

Microsoft Owns Office.com, Trademarks Microsoft Store Logo

Redmond-based software company Microsoft has reportedly acquired a new domain that should offer its customers the possibility to access some of its products much easier. The domain in question, Office.com, was previously owned by ContactOffice Group, a company from Europe specializing in virtual office solutions and ...

6 August 2009
11:28 GMT

Microsoft Software on Dell Download Store Cheaper than on the Microsoft Store

Dell Download Store has added Microsoft software products to the lineup of offerings available to customers. And fact is that buyers are bound to get a better deal on Microsoft software on the Dell Download Store than they are on the Microsoft Store. At least for the time being. The US PC manufacturer offers only var...

12 June 2009
07:39 GMT

Microsoft Has Killed Off the Windows Marketplace

Microsoft has killed off Windows Marketplace. This has also been the case of a variety of Microsoft online services the Windows Marketplace was overlapping with the newly introduced Microsoft Store. In a veritable “out with the old, in with the new” move, the software giant chose to scrape Windows Market...

12 December 2008
08:02 GMT

Microsoft Store Is Open for Business

As of November 13, the Microsoft Store is live in the U.S. The online hotspot was initially introduced on two markets in Europe, namely Germany and the U.K., and now is also available to customers from the company's home soil. With the Microsoft Store, the Redmond company is doing nothing more than cutting out t...

14 November 2008
07:28 GMT

Going Against Apple, the Microsoft Store Offers Vista SP1

Traditionally, Microsoft has relayed on its ecosystem of retail, original equipment manufacturing, and system builders partners to sell its software solutions. Unlike Apple, which has its own retail outlets and also sells products via an online shop, the Redmond company has always used intermediaries to get its softw...

2 June 2008
10:39 GMT


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