by Nick Wingfield, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
One thing’s for sure about the employees at Microsoft’s new retail stores: they’re going to need strong backs and biceps.
In the job listings Microsoft posted for its new stores yesterday, the company lists a number of unsurprising requirements for prospective retail workers. They need to be able to provide a “warm welcome” for customers, “execute the sales and service strategies” of Microsoft’s retail group and restock shelves.
I’m an Early Adopter. I like to be among the first to try out new products and services. If you were looking for me on the Rogers Technology Adoption Lifecycle–the bell-shaped curve that’s a favorite of product managers–you’d find me on left side of the curve, just after the truly courageous Innovators but before the onset of the rabble of the Early Majority.
by Justin Scheck and Nick Winfield, Reporters, Wall Street Journal
Apple Inc. set off shock waves Tuesday by announcing Steve Jobs will not speak at what the company said would be its final appearance at the Macworld trade show. The news sent the company’s stock downward, and raised questions about whether Mr. Jobs had new health problems or some new products were not ready.
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