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Microsoft Plans to Open Retail Stores 

www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/technology/companies/14soft.html?th&emc=th
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: February 13, 2009 snip

SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft plans to open its own stores despite the 
economic downturn that has left many retailers struggling. The company 
said Thursday that it had hired David Porter, a 25-year veteran of Wal-
Mart Stores, as its corporate vice president for retail stores. The 
company said his first task would be to set the timing, locations and 
design of Microsoft-branded retail stores, which will sell computers 
installed with Microsoft software as well as other company products..

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