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A Big Apple Opening: Microsoft Store Opens On Fifth Avenue
Monday, October 26, 2015 - 8:32am | 389Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s new flagship retail store in New York City will open for the first time this week. Microsoft's five-story store on Fifth Avenue will rival Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) flagship store that is just a few blocks away. Microsoft's store will...
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Can Microsoft Corporation Win The Retail Race With New Stores?
Friday, October 3, 2014 - 11:01am | 883New Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) retail outlets are cropping up all over the place. The Windows maker will open several new locations next month, including a store in Dallas, Texas on November 8 and another in Bethesda, Maryland on November 22. The expansion will continue in 2015 when...
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Microsoft Layoffs Won't Derail Its 'Aggressive' Strategy Against Apple
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 2:33pm | 496Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) headcount may plummet, but the company's core initiatives are likely to move forward as planned. Last year the company opened a large number of stores throughout the United States. Many of these outlets have popped up in malls where Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has...
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Apple's iPad Air Sales Exceed Expectations by 30%
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 3:57pm | 591Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has yet to announce the first weekend sales of the iPad Air, indicating that it may not have set a new sales record. However, that in no way means the device is selling poorly. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry surveyed seven Apple Stores across California,...
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Microsoft's Surface Pro Clearance Knocks $100 Off MSRP
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 1:43pm | 579Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has reduced the price of its first-generation Surface Pro tablets. Consumers will now pay $699 for the 64GB model (down from $799) and $799 for the 128GB iteration (down from $899). The new prices -- which were first discovered by The Next Web -- have already taken effect...
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Microsoft One-Ups Apple Store with Massive Nationwide Launches (MSFT)
Friday, June 28, 2013 - 2:50pm | 703Thousands of people joined Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Weezer to celebrate the opening of the company's store at the Natick Mall in Boston, Massachusetts. Thousands more swarmed Microsoft's first store in Honolulu, Hawaii, which featured performances by Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Neon Trees....
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Microsoft Using Free Xbox to Spur PC Sales, But Will it Work?
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 1:28pm | 249Starting May 22, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will begin giving away free Xbox 360 consoles (the $200 four-gig version) to students who spend $699 or more on a new Windows PC. According to Mashable, this deal – which will be available at Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), the Microsoft Store, Dell.com (NASDAQ: DELL...