Microsoft Features Online Store
Microsoft has recently made its online store available for U.S customers. The company already has online marketplaces in the United Kingdom, Germany and Korea.
The store, originally coden-named Nitro, can be located at www.shop.microsoft.com and includes online links primarily to four retailers for order and fulfillment. The retailers include CompUSA Inc., CDW Computer Centers, Beyond.com Corp. and Insight Enterprises Inc. Microsoft will be adding more partners in the next 12 months , but there is no definite total number of partners as of yet.
With Microsoft's new technology, customers can order products online for shipment, or buy software-oriented products on the spot and download them instantly.
Trevin Chow, Microsoft's senior program manager, said "With this launch, our customers in the U.S. are able to buy first-party software and hardware directly from Microsoft, offered in a comprehensive online catalog. On our store, you'll find products from many categories, ranging from Office 2007 Home and Student and Zoo Tycoon 2 to Xbox 360 wireless controllers and the new Zune with that cool Buy from FM feature."
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