Spotlight: Microsoft to Open Retail Outlet in Sony Complex

Microsoft Corp. said it will open its first retail outlet in Sony Corp.’s San Francisco entertainment complex, scheduled to open in 1999. Sony said the 8,500-square-foot store will showcase the software giant’s products, as well as computer equipment, toys and other merchandise. Consumer electronic giant Sony said the store would demonstrate how Sony and Microsoft’s products can work together. The companies recently agreed to cross-license digital TV technology to work in both personal computers and televisions.