I'm sitting in the Microsoft store at the Park Meadows mall in Lone Tree, CO waiting for my wife. She forgot her cell phone, so she went shopping one way, I took the kids the other and we agreed to meet up with her here. The kids love this place, and it's the one place I can take all three of them to without complaint. I have to be honest by stating that I don't particularly understand the point of this store. It's clearly an attempt to replicate what Apple has mastered, that is, showcase their products, but that's just the thing. I don't really see Microsoft products at this store, aside from the XBOX gaming systems. I've had an XBOX for a few years and didn't know it was a Mirosoft product until a couple of months ago. They have a lot of computers in here, but you just get to use someone elses computer with the Microsoft operating system installed on it or flip through the pages of the Kindle.
Nate is playing the new Tron game, Shannon has some headphones on and is watching a cartoon, while Leah is playing on Webkinz next to me. Totally content...I love it!
I will say that it's great to be able to play all the new games for XBOX and try out the Kinect, which looks awesome. I think Microsoft would do better if they could "connect" with the market a little more with respect to products they represent instead of just showing the operating system on other manufacturers devices. What does an operating system look like anyway? Microsoft is on the right track though with the Kinect. Can't wait to try it out at home, but right now I think Microsoft isn't a real challenger to Apple's products. They are the cutting edge of personal technology, bar none. They need some competition, but at this time their are few contenders.
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