Microsoft is saying that it will open up new stores in Natick, Massachusetts; Honolulu, Hawaii; Portland, Oregon; Troy, Michigan and Schaumburg, Illinois much like an Apple store where consumers can walk in and purchase Microsoft products in the coming months.
The company already has 51 stores that were opened in 2012 to help usher in both Windows 8 and the Windows RT Surface and Windows Surface with Windows 8 Pro tablets.
Its seem that the company is following Apple for better and active participation of the customers.Lets see and hope that the company will come up with better and effective methods in future.