Monday, January 7, 2008

Amazon's newest digital innovation ----online software downloads

Amazon's newest digital innovation - tax software downloads. You can now purchase a software title and download it directly to your computer, with no shipping, no wasted packaging, and no waiting. With downloads, you don't have to worry about what happens if you lose an installation disc or your hard drive crashes - once you download the product, it will be available to you in Your Media Library.

Their Windows XP and Windows Vista offerings will continue to grow in number, so check back frequently to download new titles. And if you're a Mac user, be sure to visit us again soon since your applications are on their way.
Once you install the downloader, you can either buy the free sample software to test the utility or shell out some money for a copy of TurboTax 2007. We can only assume that at some point Amazon will add a download option for some of the other software the company sells in retail boxes.

After you buy an item a copy is saved in your Amazon Media Library in case you need to download and install it again. Amazon's hardly the only online store selling downloadable software. And Amazon's selection right now is kind of laughable. But for the instant-gratification obsessed, any move toward a future where you will never have to wait for a software package to arrive in the mail is a good move.

More at:http://www.amazon.com/b/?&node=381910011

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