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Closing Microsoft Stores means more support and buying headaches for Windows users

Apple Macs “just work” (for now, at least). PCs are hobbyist machines. Both are stereotypes, sure, but they might offer some explanation why Apple Stores are thriving and Microsoft just decided to close all of its stores.

into a “new approach to retail,” one that would be driven through its website and online sales channels, rather than through a network of physical stores. (Amazon must be chuckling at this.) But the writing was on the wall: In 2019,

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