今年6月份微软宣布新推出的Windows 8.1将会原生支持3D打印机，进一步朝着3D打印成为未来桌面标准配置为目标发展。今天微软已经开始迈出了第一步，在包括贝尔维尤，帕洛阿尔托和旧金山在内的美国18家微软门店中在出售各种Windows设备之外，将同时出售MakerBot公司推出的Replicator 2桌面3D打印机，产品售价为$2199,并且计划在更多实体店中进行部署推广。
目前这18家门店分别部署在：
Scottsdale, AZ – Fashion Square
Costa Mesa, CA – South Coast Plaza
Mission Viejo, CA – The Shops at Mission Viejo
Palo Alto, CA – Stanford Shopping Center
San Diego, CA – Fashion Valley
San Francisco, CA – Westfield San Francisco Centre
Lone Tree, CO – Park Meadows Mall
Danbury, CT – Danbury Fair Mall
Atlanta, GA – Lenox Square
Oak Brook, IL – Oakbrook Center
Schaumburg, IL – Woodfield Mall
Bloomington, MN – Mall of America
Salem, NH – The Mall at Rockingham Park
Bridgewater, NJ – Bridgewater Commons
White Plains, NY – The Westchester
Houston, TX – Houston Galleria
McLean, VA – Tysons Corner Center
Bellevue, WA – Bellevue Square
以上所有门店都将展示台安放在显眼位置，消费者可以现场亲身体验下3D打印效果。