In a recent blog post, I asked this question:
Is iphone platform the next windows franchise? If it comes true, then that would be sweet irony for steve jobs.
It seems that microsoft is worried that it may be coming true. They are trying to emulate iphone with their rumored zune phone. Now there is news that microsoft may be opening their own retail stores. They announced the hiring of their retail head.
Microsoft has this DNA of copying. They rarely seem to come up with original products. Just think about it. Windows, IE, xbox, zune, msn, word, excel, sql server, all of them are clones. It is amazing that they are able to build the largest software company by being a follower.