Predicting epic failure

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

Microsoft opening their own chain of retail outlets. And they've hired a "25-year veteran of Wal-Mart" to tell them how to do it!

There's a marriage made in heaven, hey?

[Ulf Dittmer]

If I may be so bold as to point to my own blog, check out the picture I wrote about here. That's how Microsoft would like you to shop :-)

[Marc Peabody]

They'll take KMart's Blue Light Special and turn it into a Blue Screen Special.

[Marc Peabody]

To get anywhere in the store, including the exit, you have to go find a sign marked "Start."

[Marc Peabody]

The shopping carts are called "Store Explorer." Mozilla is working on an innovative alternative shopping cart with round wheels that actually turn.

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

Marc Peabody wrote: "Store Explorer."

I like that a lot. You can't use a basket or a personal shopping bag or alternate cart because the Store Explorer is integrated into the Store and can't be removed.

[marc weber]

At checkout, an MS sales associate will take your cart, ask for your credit card information, and then stand motionless for several minutes. Eventually, a shift manager will hang a sign around their neck, "This associate is not responding. If you had anything in your cart, it has been lost."