Faster Forward - Report: Apple to eliminate boxed software?

Faster Forward - Report: Apple to eliminate boxed software?: "Report: Apple to eliminate boxed software?
By Hayley Tsukayama

MacRumors reported that Apple might be making the move to all digital software sooner than anticipated.

Citing unnamed sources, MacRumors said Apple is planning its move to complete digital distribution, starting by training new Mac users how to use the Mac App Store when they purchase their new Macs. The online store is already available to Snow Leopard users, and is expected to be a integral part of the company's next operating system, Lion.

A couple whispers and a some new user orientation are not a whole lot to go on, but Apple certainly is favoring digital distribution as of late, and it's no surprise to hear that it might be thinking of chucking boxed software altogether. The convenience of downloadable software, not to mention the in-store space it frees up for other products, is hard to ignore.

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