SLIDESHOW: Apple Store vs. Microsoft Store

For most of the last decade, Apple AAPL was the only major tech company with hundreds of retail outlets worldwide. That changed after Microsoft MSFT started opening a series of retail outlets nationwide. Now the Windows maker -- along with Apple rival Samsung SSNLF -- is opening stores-within-stores at numerous Best Buy BBY locations. Last week Microsoft opened its first store in Metro Detroit and another in Indianapolis. How do these stores -- which sell Windows-based PCs and tablets from a variety of manufacturers, including Asus, Lenovo and Dell DELL -- compare to Apple's retail outlets? Click through the slideshow to find out. Louis Bedigian is the Senior Tech Analyst and Features Writer of Benzinga. You can reach him at 248-636-1322 or louis(at)benzingapro(dot)com. Follow him @LouisBedigianBZ