At the moment, the only place people will be able to purchase the Windows RT-based Surface tablet is in one of Microsoft"s retail stores or via their store website. Earlier this week, there have been questions about if Microsoft Store employees know enough about the differences between Windows RT and Windows 8, and thus about the Surface tablet.
Microsoft is now going into damage control mode, assuring the press that its Microsoft Store team members will get the necessary training needed for Windows RT, Windows 8 and Surface. News.com received a statement that said, in part:
We are not yet selling Surface, Windows 8 or Windows RT devices in our stores -- by GA (General Availability) on 10/26, all team members will be fully trained on helping customers know which choice is right for them.
We will be training our team members to ask qualifying questions to help determine their customers" needs and the best products to fill those needs and recommend the right device and by GA, store associates on average will have completed more than 15 hours of training on Windows and Surface.
That kind of training will be needed as Windows RT, and the RT version of Surface, will not be able to run programs made for older version of Windows. Microsoft will have to make that abundantly clear to anyone who wants to get the version of Surface that will be made available for sale on October 26th.
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