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Zeus
10-23-2009, 04:20 AM
According to Reuters, there were 'long lines' as customers queued up to get into the first ever official MS store. Although how long these lines were we have no idea of. Funnily enough the quoted texts of the article all suggest that consumers didn't actually care about it:

<blockquote>I'm Microsoft free... so it's not of interest," said Jerry Delgado, an IT specialist who sells professional audio and video equipment.

"I'm not a Windows user, I'm not an Office user, so they really don't offer anything else that I would buy... I'm satisfied with Apple."

Alyssa Shevlin, who had bought a PowerBook and iPod, also was uninterested in the Microsoft store.

"My computer is compatible with my iPod, so I see no need to go over there."</blockquote>

News Source: <A href="http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE59L5E220091022?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=10522" target="_blank">Reuters</a>
Almighty_Peanut
10-23-2009, 04:29 AM
typical smug apple fanboy/fangirl
iLLNESS
10-23-2009, 05:05 AM
lol those are typical remarks from apple fans.
kama
10-23-2009, 05:36 AM
This is a typical MaxConsole news item, again misinterpreting the source.

Those consumers were at the nearest Apple store!


At the nearest Apple Store, several miles away in Phoenix, a few dozen customers browsed computers and applications.

Complete source: Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE59L5E220091022?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=10522&sp=true)
ok123
10-23-2009, 09:09 AM
Although how long these lines were we have no idea of.
The article says that there were around 500 people who waited in line :) This is what the Reuters article says:


Around 500 people, some of whom had camped out all night, waited in line for the opening of store the Fashion Square Mall in this upscale city, where they were met with cheers by staff wearing Microsoft T-shirts.

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE59L5E220091022?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=10522

The Reuters article is divided into 2 pages. The source that Maxconsole wrote links directly to page 2 of the article, maybe Maxconsole didnt notice the first page of the article? IF yes, that isno problem for me, but i just wanted to mention that the article has 2 pages :)
kama
10-23-2009, 03:35 PM
I guess he's too stupid to click on the "View article on single page" link, then you see the whole article at once.
*StoneCold*
10-23-2009, 04:15 PM
These people are fucking PATHETIC!

They waited in line and camped out to get into a microsoft store?

Are you fucking kidding me?

That is just sad losers, SERIOUSLY!!!