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Apple In-Store Software Burning

Posted by timothy on from the copy-kiosks-of-a-different-breed dept.

jarrettwold2002 writes "This seems to have escaped notice, however it's fairly significant. Apple has partnered up with CompUSA to offer in store electronic software distribution. According to the site it takes about four minutes from purchase to burn. It's bundled inside a dvd case, with color packaging."

3 of 40 comments (clear)

  1. Good Software Served Fast by jpsst34 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mmmmm. Software To Go! Can I get fries with that?

    Will this include the option to biggie-size your Tonka game's liscense to, say, 100 users for just 39 cents more?

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  2. Inferior!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What!

    How will this replace the Copy-from-store-machine-to-ipod distribution model that Apple already has in place!

  3. What!?! by MacOS_Rules · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ahhhh! Put it out! Put it out! The software is _burning_! :)

    (Or at least that's what I initially thought it meant---silly technobable, burning is for 1337-h4x0rs.)

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