Microsoft’s “new approach” to retail stores: Closing them forever:
Microsoft's retail stores, like many retailers throughout the nation, have been closed for months due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. If you were hoping to visit one again as restrictions in your state ease up, however, you're out of luck: the Microsoft Store is done for good.
The company announced the closure today, amusingly, as the Microsoft Store taking "a new approach to retail," by which it means "not actually operating retail stores." Although four locations—in London, New York City, Sydney, and Microsoft's Redmond, Washington, campus—will remain open, they will become "experience centers," where one can see, touch, and play with Microsoft products but not actually purchase any.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday July 01 2020, @12:39AM
Pretty sure a lot of Surface tablets, laptops, etc. were taken as well. You can see some footage here from June 1 (skip around):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgTAbdOvcs8 [youtube.com]
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