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Pros and cons of Microsoft's move into Best Buy storefronts

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I wonder how many more stores-within-a-store Best Buy can handle. Right now, BB has three stores inside itself: Magnolia (for high-end audio), Apple and Samsung. It would be unfortunate for brick and mortar to cut off the long tail of smaller retailers in favor of the few guaranteed to sell, but that looks like the trend.

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