Microsoft Grand Opening it’s Retail Store In San Diego
June 28th, 2010 categories: Local San Diego News You Can Use, San Diego Real Estate, William's Life in San Diego Musings
Microsoft Grand Opening
Photo taken with iPhone camera
If you are a PC user, this was a major event that happened here in San Diego. I was not able to make it Thursday Jun 24th to the Grand Opening of Microsoft’s First Retail Store in San Diego but the celebration is still going on. And had I arrived just one hour earlier, I would been able to see the musician John Legend perform live there right in the front window of the store ( see white Yamaha piano in window) .
Even though I am an Apple user, I also use Microsoft on my Mac, so I am interested in Microsoft. What a beautiful store and the amount of personnel made me think I was in the Apple store. I was spoken to the moment I entered the store and then soon spotted what had to be one of the most intriguing notebook computers I have ever seen. In fact I couldn’t even figure out how to open it.
Immediately someone came over and and showed me. Wow, was I impressed. You simply run your hand over the front edge, the light turns blue and voila, you lift the thinnest screen on the thinnest computer I have ever seen. And If that weren’t enough I saw things I have never seen before. I saw the table top touch screen computer the size big enough for about 4 people to comfortably play computer games in total ease, gadgets and software that would make you think you might have died and gone to “Technology Heaven“. Talk about toys for all ages. An amazing experience of the newest offerings in technology.
This all started because after my late in the day listing appointment and being close by to the mall, I wanted to stop in to see first hand the new Microsoft Store. I also needed to go into Apple, a couple stores away to see the newly released iPhone 4 since I will be due for an upgrade later this year. I naturally tried out the new 5 megapixel camera and the new video feature. The resolution and quality of both were remarkable and the ease of using the video will make this a very desirable ad-on feature of the phone. While there I also tried out the new iPad which is still the coolest looking tablet but I will wait for the second edition for some needed ad-on features I am hopeful will be on the second edition.
So it was a late day of learning about what is new on the market and where the technology dollars will be parceled out later in the year. All this was really eye candy for this techno wizard want-a-be.
William Johnson, Certified Residential Specialist
