Kubukeka sengathi abafana baseRedmond sebeqedile umsebenzi we-Microsoft Store yabo ku-5th Avenue eNew York. Yebo, ngemuva konyaka nezinyanga ezimbili izindaba zaziwa ngokuthi kungenzeka ukuthi iMicrosoft ivule isitolo emgwaqweni wasenganekwaneni waseNew York City esiseduze lapho i-Apple ine-Apple Store yayo eyaziwa khona kakhulu, IMicrosoft isivele inayo eyakho (amamitha ayikhulu) kuvulwe kusukela izolo.
Kuyiqiniso ukuthi lesi sitolo singesinye esikhulu kunazo zonke iMicrosoft enaso futhi ukubukeka kwangaphakathi kufana ncamashi nezitolo ezijwayelekile zabafana baseCupertino. Kumele ubheke amatafula, amashalofu kanye nohlobo lokukhanyisa ukuze ubone ukufana okunengqondo kepha iMicrosoft ishaya isitolo se-Apple esikhaleni futhi lesi sitolo esisha izitezi ezinhlanu ezigcwele imikhiqizo ye-Microsoft.
Lesi sitolo sigcina abasebenzi abalinganiselwa ku-160 abazimisele ukukuthengisela konke abanakho kuso nokunye okuningi. Kwezinye izithombe ungabona ngisho nolayini ngesitayela se-Apple Opening esimsulwa lapho amakhasimende ayelinde ukuvulwa kwalesi sitolo esikhulu esifuna ukuqhudelana ngqo nezinye izimbangi zobuchwepheshe. Futhi ngaphakathi kwesitolo kunendawo lapho kungenzeka yenzeke khona izingqungquthela nezethulo zefemu.
Kusuka kwimikhiqizo emisha eyethulwe yinkampani Esikhathini esingengakanani esidlule, udabula ama-Xbox consoles, iMinecraft ethandwayo, izesekeli zeSurface neminye imikhiqizo, ngisho nesoftware yenkampani ingathengwa kulesi sitolo. Kulokhu, kumayelana nokuncintisana ekuthengiseni komunye wemigwaqo evakashelwa kakhulu eNew York lapho kutholakala khona omunye wabaqhudelani bayo abakhulu, i-Apple.