Microsoft's Retail Stores May Hold the Key to its Future Success

In the face of its late re-emergence into the world of mobility, and the real and rapid decline in its mainstay — new personal computer sales — you can't blame analysts for wondering about Microsoft's future prospects. After all, the company is still working to ply users’ fingers away from its now unsupported, going-on 13-year-old operating system (OS) Windows XP, even as its most recent offering, Windows 8.1 has received a lukewarm reception in the marketplace.