On Friday, Canada's first Microsoft store opened to the public with a big two-day ceremony featuring a concert by Train and the chance to play video games with Wayne Gretzky, in Toronto's Yorkdale mall.
Open this photo in gallery: Employees celebrate and give high-fives as they enter the first Microsoft store in Canada on Thursday. The store in Toronto’s Yorkdale mall opened to the public on Friday. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Microsoft has 30 stores in the United States, but the Yorkdale location is the first of its kind in Canada. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: The store opened to the public on Friday with a big two-day ceremony featuring a concert by Train and the chance to play video games with Wayne Gretzky. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Employees wear colourful t-shirts with logos for XBox, the new Windows phone, and the new Surface tablet. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: More than 70 employees have been hired at the store. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: The Yorkdale location is 6,800 square feet. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Every screen in the store, from laptops to the massive screens on the walls, is touch-sensitive. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: A display corner with Christmas balls momentarily displayed on the large screens that are on almost every wall of the store. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: The store features many accessories for the new Surface tablet as well as other Microsoft products. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: A a corner of the store is dedicated to gaming, and XBox specifically. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Perhaps on a video game is the only place Toronto fans will see the Toronto Maple Leafs play this season. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Store manager, Alison Evans, and Eastern U.S. market manager, Peter Harrington. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: The new Microsoft Surface has plenty of central display space. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: A demo of the new Windows 8. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Store manager, Alison Evans, prepares for the grand opening. Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Shoppers line up for the opening of the first international Microsoft Store in Toronto on Friday. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press
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Open this photo in gallery: Microsoft Canada president Max Long greets the first shoppers at opening of the first international Microsoft Store on Friday. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press
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Open this photo in gallery: Employees greet the first shoppers at the opening of the first international Microsoft Store in Toronto on Friday. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press
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