SLIDESHOW: Apple Store vs. Microsoft Store

by Louis Bedigian, Benzinga Staff Writer

July 1, 2013 2:06 PM | 1 min read | Make a Comment

For most of the last decade,

AppleAAPL

was the only major tech company with hundreds of retail outlets worldwide.

That changed after

MicrosoftMSFT

started opening a series of retail outlets nationwide. Now the Windows maker -- along with Apple rival

SamsungSSNLF

-- is opening stores-within-stores at numerous

Best BuyBBY

locations. Last week Microsoft opened

its first store in Metro Detroit

and another in

Indianapolis

. How do these stores -- which sell Windows-based PCs and tablets from a variety of manufacturers, including Asus, Lenovo and

DellDELL

-- compare to Apple's retail outlets? Click through the slideshow to find out.

Louis Bedigian is the Senior Tech Analyst and Features Writer of Benzinga. You can reach him at 248-636-1322 or louis(at)benzingapro(dot)com. Follow him @LouisBedigianBZ

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