October 22nd marks the release date of Microsoft’s newest operating system Windows 7. The date may also mark the opening of Microsoft’s first ever Microsoft retail store. The store, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, is set to either open the same day the OS is released, or right after it.
The Wall Street Journal, the source of this piece of news, also notes that the insides of the stores will look similar to the fake one built at the Redmond campus earlier this year, or rather, a “nearly exact replica” of it. That probably just means there will be more Windows 7 logos everywhere, along with the new Microsoft Store logo. The newspaper also confirms that the floorplan will include everything Microsoft, such as Windows 7, Windows Mobile 6.5 (Windows Phone), Bing, XBOX 360, and so on. The store should also include a massive 94″ screen for customers to play some video games on, which is always a nice touch (match of Halo, anybody?).
People in Mission Viejo, California can also look forward to the store, as the second one should open there. But what does everyone hope it’ll be like? Super awesome Gurus that magically zap your pathetic viruses away with Microsoft Security Essentials? Staff running to the rescue with new laptop batteries? Actual stock of XBOX Live cards? Let’s hear it!