Earlier this week the possibility that Amazon was moving to a next dayshipping standard with the pending arrival of samedayshipping prompted a piece on how home improvement retailers better watch out.
Instead of bombarding potential customers with lots of deals every day, each site only offers two deals a day, products are in stock with same-day shipping, and products are highlighted in a way that showcases their boutique-quality.
Microsoft will start shipping its Surface tablet line on October 26, the sameday it will officially launch Windows 8, the company disclosed in its 10-K filing with the SEC for the June 2012 fiscal year.