Microsoft is making big plans to challenge Apple’s burgeoning number of retail outlets across the country. To announce the company’s plans, COO Kevin Turner presented a slide show at the recent Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. Personally, I think if Microsoft expects to mount any kind of creditable challenge, they’d better bone up on their geography. Note the location of their Lone Tree, Colo., store:

And BTW, how does one “accelerate” a store?