Best Buy announced today that they are going to start selling Smartphone software applications from their in-store “Mobile Genie” system. They also announced that Handango’s In-Hand client will be custom branded for Best Buy, and automatically downloaded into each device so customers can continue to purchase apps with Handango and Best Buy after they leave the store.
In addition, some Best Buy outlets will be selling “Mobile App Packs” featuring games pre-loaded onto Micro SD cards, eliminating the need for over the air downloads.
Ok, wait a second.
First off, you’ll get the pleasure of having your phone pre-loaded with an app that guarantees that Best Buy will get paid whenever you buy an application from Handango. My guess is that those “special” apps will also include a “special” price that will make sure no one is losing money. As far as having applications preloaded onto SD cards, I really don’t see the point. I mean, didn’t you buy a smartphone to enable yourself to download applications from anywhere in the world?
Sounds like a pointless partnership aimed at fleecing the stupid or uninformed to me.
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It’s the invasion of the non technology competent trying to be cool, but not quite making achieving ultimate coolness… Thanks apple.
No.. no… no… I struggle with this all the time. I see a situation like this and I’m like “that’s the most stupid thing I’ve ever see, no one is going to do/buy that.” Then six months to a year later, that stuff is selling like crazy. You have to remember most people don’t know what they are doing. Companies like Best Buy are raking it in. If anyone figures out a way to silence your own common sense please let me know…. if I could do that and think like most people I be wealthy in no time. Damn that common sense!