Apple's former retail store head praises Microsoft Stores and Surface Pro 3

Ron Johnson, the former head of Apple's retail shop sectionalization, offered some praises for Microsoft'due south own stores in a new podcast interview, along with kudos for the visitor'south Surface Pro three tablet.

Johnson started at Apple in 2000 and, under his guidence, launched the company's first retail stores in 2001. The stores became a massive success for Apple, simply in 2022 Johnson left the visitor to go the CEO of J.C. Penney. His efforts for the wear retailer were not about as successful and he was fired as CEO in 2022.

In an interview on the podcast for a16z, Johnson had this to say virtually both Microsoft Stores and the Surface Pro 3:

"I think the Microsoft stores take succeeded much more popular opinion. [...] I recollect it's really helped, for instance, the Surface three. It'south a really great product and we all know that. Anybody who has tried a Surface 3 is pretty blown abroad with the software, the interaction, how information technology can be a tablet and a computer, its part of the future. Without those stores that Surface 3 wouldn't be where it is today."

Microsoft currently has over 100 combined standard and specialty store locations in the US and Canada. What exercise you think of Johnson's opinion of Microsoft's stores and the Surface Pro 3?

Source: a16z Podcast via 9to5Mac

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