Software giant Microsoft has launched an online "Microsoft Store" in the United States on Thursday, which the company described as "the first online store where the customer can purchase Microsoft products straight from the source."

The newly launched shopping portal christened ‘Microsoftstore.com’ will offer a complete range of Microsoft products to US consumers.

The announcement follows the opening of Microsoft online stores in the U.K., Germany, and Korea earlier this year -- and Microsoft said that it would open additional online stores soon in Japan, France, Spain, and the Netherlands.