Looks like Microsoft is going all in with Best Buy

[EMINENT]

That is fantastic to see! The last time I was in one, they had one table with a Surface 2 and Pro 2 on it, both off and just didn't look appealing.

 

[malberttoo]

That is fantastic to see! The last time I was in one. They had one table with a Surface 2 and Pro 2 on it, both off and just didn't look appealing.

That was my experience also when looking for the SP1. A little table, near the iPads, very underwhelming.

 

[raqball]

I picked up my SP3 from Best Buy last week. It had been over a year since my last visit to a Best Buy.

About mid store was the Samsung area which was fairly large. At the back of the store, where the PC's are located, was a similarly large Microsoft area. I was rather impressed with it to be honest. The woman I spoke with was wearing a MS polo shirt so I asked if she was a Best Buy or a MS employee. She said she was a MS employee.

She was very helpful, answered all my questions and was professional.

The last time I was in this Best Buy they had a smaller Samsung area and no MS area. The Apple area was pretty large before but it has shrunk quite a bit and presently is stashed off into a small corner of the store..

 

[Kris]

Wish they would court some place like Costco... my Costco looks like it's being courted by Apple right now... At least when it comes to Tablets and such.

 

[brianpeng]

learn more about MS and BB from this talk, thanks for @goodinternetion

 

[wynand32]

Wish they would court some place like Costco... my Costco looks like it's being courted by Apple right now... At least when it comes to Tablets and such.

Truth. I liked Costco so much more when they were on bad terms with Apple. Now, their online tablet selection is dominated by iPads, and there's a large obtrusive display with iPads and iPods that takes up way more space than it should.

I know that Costco is very aggressive with their product selection and in negotiating terms with vendors (hence their years-long breakup with Apple), but I'd think Microsoft could figure out a way to push Surface there.

 

[Kris]

I really wish they pushed Microsoft there. Their online tablet selection is a joke....A few Samsung then 50 ipads

 

[CrippsCorner]

so let me get this straight.... you have NO BB AT ALL in the UK? wow why is that?

Only around 7-8 opened up a few years ago under a partnership with Carphone Warehouse I think, but they didn't do very well and were all shut down again within 12 months iirc.

As Jeff said, we have Currys/PC World and also John Lewis that sell Surface.