Kiosks Are Back, Baby!"> Kiosks Are Back, Baby!

The concept of the in-store e-commerce kiosk never really caught on because you were, uh, in the store already. But a company called Software to Go is betting that a new type of kiosk that dispenses CD-ROMs of popular software is the ticket. CompuUSA has rolled out some kiosks in Dallas, San Franciso, and Seattle stores already as part of a test, and will eventually have this offering in over 288 stores. But why limit this capability to software and even to stores that sell software? Can’t they burn DVDs too and put one of these in an airport, or a coffee shop with WiFi or anyplace you may be where you may need software?