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Microsoft Store Now Sells PCs

Source: Mashable!

Oct 22, 2009

Summary

Today, Microsoft has launched its highly anticipated new operating system, Windows 7. But those who rushed to Microsoft’s Online Store to check what’s on offer may have noticed something new: you can now buy PCs there.

You can choose between a couple of laptops, netbooks, desktops, and you can even buy various accessories. Most major brands are there: Acer, Dell, HP, Sony, Asus, Lenovo, and a couple of others; you can also filter the products by price, screen size, processor, memory size, and weight.

As far as accessories go, they’re mostly of Microsoft origin, as the company produces a wide variety of mice, keyboard and other computer paraphernalia, but you can also buy other companies’ products, like this Kingston USB flash drive. Products from Microsoft’s arch-enemy when it comes to computer accessories, Logitech, are nowhere to be found.

After the announcement about opening two brick-and-mortar stores, Microsoft has taken another step in the direction of selling third party hardware. We’ll see how far they’re willing to take it.