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For the record: Paul A. Chapel, if you comment with any annoying iPhone/Apple junk, I will throw my old Windows 95 desktop at you. Literally.]]>Feb 12th 2009 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
paul chapel is a spoof of a large portion of blog commenters and how overly serious they are about stupid things like a cellphone. if you guys can't see that, then you deserve to be bothered by him.]]>Feb 12th 2009 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
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And if the Paul Chapels of the world deserve to be banned, don't the Saad Rabias deserve it too?

Yes they do.

Now, regarding Microsoft retail stores: LOL! What else need be said?

Now vote me down, Winbots. I said something bad about Microsoft. That can't be tolerated here.

Tools.]]>Feb 13th 2009 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 13th 2009 3:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 13th 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
B====D~]]>Feb 12th 2009 11:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 13th 2009 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
* ZUNE - wtf ever
* MS keyboard and mouse - lol, no
* MS branded webcam - maybe

What else? Let's see:

Aisle 1: Vista Home Basic
Aisle 2: Vista Home Premium
Aisle 3: Vista Business
Aisle 4: Vista Ultimate
Aisle 5: Vista Service Pack 1
Aisle 6: Microsoft Office 2007

Don't try to copy Apple retail stores - you can't because they have taste and style microsoft would never have...unless they copied and sold apple products only.]]>Feb 12th 2009 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Judging by the number of comments you make in many so many threads, all I can say is that you have too much time on your hands. Get off welfare and get a job.

S16]]>Feb 12th 2009 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/windows-7-upgrade-details-released/comments/17071759/

What's that you're saying about torrent sites and sh*t?]]>Feb 12th 2009 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
I think it'll turn more into an "Xbox" store than a Windows store. I guess GameStop is becoming too intimidating and slightly profitable, so Microsoft needs to swoop in for the kill.]]>Feb 12th 2009 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
I hate a closed board like Gizmodo or Jalopnik and can't seem to get comments on (Grrrr) but the quality of some of the commenters really do need reviewing.]]>Feb 12th 2009 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
Dude, just filter them. I do. It's a little weird to see people respond to comments you don't see youself, but you can always turn it off.

Get Greasemonkey and then install this script. You can add users anytime by just modifying the script to include new users. It blocks chunks of the page, based on the link to the profile.

Greasemonkey (ffox) - http://is.gd/10e
User block script - http://is.gd/jmNl]]>Feb 12th 2009 8:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 13th 2009 1:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
Nail. Head.]]>Feb 12th 2009 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
BTW I am very good at dealing with Windows BS myself; I routinely help friends and relations and pick up PCs only a year or two old at the local transfer station whose OS has become non bootable. "Ntldr not found" anyone?]]>Feb 12th 2009 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
The thing is, a hip looking store, where you can try out new technology will prompt people to buy things, apple has demonstrated this, and now microsoft wants to take a bite. I hope the best for microsoft, windows 7 seems to be a major step in the right direction, maybe it'll have the privilege of sharing a hard drive with Arch if the release is a more polished version of the 7000 milestone. ]]>Feb 12th 2009 10:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
You are joking right? They do a assload of sales.. Check out Apple's quarterly report..]]>Feb 13th 2009 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
You are joking right? They do an
assload of sales.. Check out Apple's quarterly report..]]>Feb 13th 2009 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
Referring back to one of my previous comments, I would gladly purchase a Zune if the software were compatible with Mac OS X.]]>Feb 12th 2009 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
Dude, will you just shut up?

Why on Earth it seems that every tech-related site I read, the only annoying troll poster(s) seem to be the ones that use Apple products?

Either it's the same asshole, or Apple really has a lot of douchebag users.]]>Feb 12th 2009 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
I can't believe I'm replying to a troll, but here goes...

I already have an 80GB iPod Classic but I like the Zune, too. The 30GB model feels great in my hand and I like the interface. The software isn't too bad and it's comparable to iTunes. The only thing I hate about it is that it isn't compatible with Mac OS X. If it were, I'd have a Zune.

No, I'm not going to use Boot Camp for the sole purpose of syncing a media player. I want a native Mac OS X application.]]>Feb 12th 2009 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
Retail presence of almost any computer/electronics brick & mortar is decreasing while the online sales increasing. With the exception of Apple Stores, most stores have been seeing decrease in sales and visits... And Circuit City got liquidated.

If MS can put their coolest hardware (maybe Surface at every store) in every store, and have customer service and repair that's better than Best Buy (because Best Buy has MS trained employees already), then they might have a shot at this.

It's a neat idea though, and it'd be cool if done right. I can imagine the phone section full of Xperias, Omnias, Touch Diamonds, Fuzes,,, (drools)]]>Feb 12th 2009 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 8:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
I just hope that they will have top notch customer service and a pretty store to walk into! These stores should be concentrated more on demonstration, rather than having a bunch of racks and software boxes hanging from them.

I hate keep having to refer to Apple, but their stores have the best designs ever. They just have a few computers, ipods, and iphones out for people to try out, but no racks on the main floor (at least in the one I go to). Also their all-glass design is stunning to look at, and walk by. When you walk into any other electronics store, it's almost always too crowded with racks and products, but you don't get that in Apple stores. I hope MS takes a similar approach. ]]>Feb 12th 2009 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
a PC nerd and a MAC nerd.

I think you're just an asshole Paul.]]>Feb 12th 2009 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/Feb 12th 2009 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
made my night man, made my night.

@paul go hide under your bridge troll]]>Feb 12th 2009 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/microsoft-gets-serious-about-retail-stores-with-exec-hire/
click on the username of Paul Chapel and of Steve Jobs, look up at the address bar in your browser of choice.

Look familiar?

http://www.engadget.com/profile/2595731/

i'm no longer laughing at anything that steve posted. gay shit.]]>Feb 12th 2009 8:32PM