Microsoft recently opened the doors of its first flagship
store in New York City. The grand opening of their newest store on 5th Avenue
was followed with a lot of fanfare, including a concert at Rockefeller Center
featuring Pitbull. But that isn’t their only flagship store set to open this
fall. The technology company is also launching its first international flagship
store in Sydney, Australia on November 12th. The two story and 6,000 square
foot store is located in the Westfield shopping centre in the Pitt Street Mall
and comes with all the familiar aspects of a Microsoft Store. There will plenty
of opportunities to try out Microsoft devices, PCs from other OEMs, and a
Microsoft Answer Desk to help with PC repair and troubleshooting.
To celebrate the opening of the Sydney store, Microsoft is
giving away 750 tickets to the first in line for the grand opening to see
Jessie J in concert with opening act Ellie Drennan. There are also other events
taking place at the store to commemorate the grand opening, including
demonstrations of the Surface Pro 4, Halo 5 photo opp with Master Chief and
Spartan Locke, and a fitness workshop with the Microsoft Band 2.
The new store, which is the first of its kind outside of
North America, is set to officially open on Thursday afternoon.A Microsoft spokeswoman told 'hundreds' of people had lined up ahead of the opening, with the first fan arriving on Wednesday night about 6pm after catching a bus from Canberra.
