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Apple and CompUSA Working on 'Software on Demand'

Posted by pudge on from the going-into-a-store-how-quaint dept.

pimpbott writes "Apple is working with SoftwareToGo to install kiosks in CompUSA stores to deliver software on demand. Imagine walking into your local CompUSA and ordering some obscure title that nobody would ordinarily stock, paying for it, and walking out with a custom-burned CD-ROM. This not only gets more titles published and available to the public at large by reducing the need for expensive shelf space and other publishing costs, but it keeps embarassingly large, mostly empty software boxes from ending up in the landfill."

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  1. P2P by defunc · · Score: 2, Funny

    Anybody thinks that they will be using LimeWire to download the software ?

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  2. stop scaring me by amorico · · Score: 4, Funny

    Imagine walking into your local CompUSA...

    [shudder]

    I know several campfire horror stories that begin that way. They usually end with "but that is the price AFTER the mail-in rebate. {cue maniacal laughter}"

    -a

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  3. Re:C'mon... by xyzzy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, this is hysterically funny. These guys are rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Where have they been for the past 13 years? My first reaction was: walk??? CD???

  4. Thought they already had this? by thatguywhoiam · · Score: 3, Funny
    I mean, I pick up some software every time I walk into Future Shop (Canada's CompUSA). I just plug the 'ol iPod into one of the demo Macs and get After Effects, Office, etc. Very fast, doesn't even cost me a CD-R.

    ....what?

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