Microsoft to Open Larger Retail Store Next to the Apple Store

Microsoft is preparing to battle it out with Apple in the Mall of America by opening a larger retail store mere yards away from the Apple Store, according to a TUAW report.

Your Tech Weblog, a part of Minnesota's Pioneer Press, has posted some photos of the massive store-to-be.

It's directly across the hall from Apple Store Mall of America and much larger. As the video above demonstrates, the store will be longer and apparently much deeper than the existing Apple Store. All is fair in love and tech retail, as blogger Julio Ojeda-Zapata points out, so may the best retailer win.

Take a look at the video below...