IDG Contributor Network: It’s time for Microsoft to close its fake Apple stores

It’s often said that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, and if that’s true then Microsoft has been flattering Apple for years by trying to copy its stores. Unfortunately for Microsoft, nobody cares about their retail stores.Ina Fried reports on Microsoft’s retail failure for Recode:
It’s hard to know exactly how the stores are doing since Microsoft won’t comment on either sales or traffic figures. It is fair to say, though, that it is not uncommon to vi