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Re: ouch..
From: Matt Shadbolt <matt.shadbolt () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:16:35 +1000
Microsoft had a direct dig at vmware recently (good video IMO) http://vmlimited.ctp.trafficmgr.com/ Matt On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 4:23 AM, Jima <nanog () jima tk> wrote:
Once upon a time, Jima <nanog () jima tk> said:On Thu, 15 Sep 2011, Owen DeLong wrote:I was at Valley Fair mall the other day. Micr0$0ft is apparentlybuildinga new store directly across from the Apple store there.It's funny; they did the exact same thing at Mall of America maybe a year ago. I guess your report confirms it was a strategy, rather than a really absurd coincidence.They could be following the (possibly urban legend) Burger King model. Supposedly, McDonald's would spend a bunch of time and money doing market research, surveys, and such before placing a new restaurant. Burger King would wait for McDonald's to spend the time and money, and then open a new restaurant across the street.Oh, wow; been a few years since I heard that one. I'll admit, it seems at least remotely viable. No, in the MoA case I'd say it's more about obvious, direct competition; of all the (according to the site) 4.3 miles of potential storefront at Mall of America, Microsoft chose *directly across the hallway* from the long-standing Apple Store. (Okay, that might be hyperbole -- it may have been a shop or two down, as well; I forget.) Jima
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