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Microsoft To Open Windows Stores Within Best Buy Stores

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Microsoft has inked a strategic partnership with Best Buy to create Windows Stores within Best Buy outlets. Windows Stores will be a store-within-a-store in 500 Best Buy locations across the United States and more than 100 Best Buy and Future Shop locations in Canada.

The stores within Best Buy will range in size from 1,500 square feet to 2,200 square feet, and will feature a range of products and accessories, including Windows tablets and PCs, Windows Phones, Microsoft Office, Xbox and more.

Catch the video of Microsoft announcing Windows Stores at Best Buy:

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