October 23, 2009
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Microsoft Corp. opened its first retail store on Thursday to hundreds of people who waited as long as 12 hours to get freebies and to see if the place is as cool as it was hyped to be.
Eager customers cheered as a giant white curtain dropped from the front of the Scottsdale store, revealing a big, bright and airy space lined with giant screens displaying popular video games such as Rock Band and Halo in the “gaming zone,” where shoppers can test the products.
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