I was in Best Buy <\/i>today at lunch. I hate going to BB, largely because they have the least service-oriented service reps in the world, and flog their useless service contracts ruthlessly. But they have a decent selection of Stuff, and usually have pretty good prices. <\/p>\n
So I noticed, as I just happened to be wandering through the computer software section, a New Trend. Software (games, at least) are beginning to be shipped in smaller boxes. The 8×8″ box, which usually held a small manual, a jewel-cased CD, and a lot of air, is now being replaced by a smaller box, about the size of a video cassette. Less shelf space required, less material, smaller (but still useful) screen shots, good all around, I should think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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