Congratulations to Microsoft for designing what is quite possibly the most frustrating packaging to open. Ever.
There are no instructions on the outside of the box telling you how to open it. And it is in no way obvious where it even opens.
See the tab outlined in blue? When you see a tab, you naturally think that you should push it (you know, maybe it'll release a catch that will allow the package to be opened). Except that it doesn't. Those tabs have a lip on them, meaning that as you push harder and harder on them, it makes the package harder and harder to open (which also isn't going to be obvious to any user).
It turns out that the key is to slice a sticker in two different places, and then pull the red tab that is sticking out (outlined in green) to open it up. And if you do that in the wrong order, the red tab will just rip right off (as I found out with the first one I tried to open).
This is the first package that I have ever needed to consult a webpage [flickr.com] in order to figure out how to open. I was on the verge of intentionally breaking the plastic (with a 5lb sledgehammer) when I stumbled on those pictures.
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