Google Watchers Expect Company-Branded Stores This Year

9to5Google cites "an extremely reliable source" in reporting that "Google is in the process of building stand-alone retail stores in the U.S. and hopes to have the first flagship Google Stores open for the holidays in major metropolitan areas. The mission of the stores is to get new Google Nexus, Chrome, and especially upcoming products into the hands of prospective customers. Google feels right now that many potential customers need to get hands-on experience with its products before they are willing to purchase. Google competitors Apple and Microsoft both have retail outlets where customers can try before they buy."

Re:Wonder where they got that idea.

[Spy Handler]

No. Gateway invented their "Gateway Country" stores back in 2000. And since Apple copied Gateway (minus the cow motif), Google is copying a copy of a copy.

Re:Wonder where they got that idea.

[Killian35]

Hardly, Gateway did this before Apple.