iTunes in retail stores?

There's no doubt that the iTunes Music Store and iPod are on top of the digital music world. But to stay there takes work. Recently Apple has added music videos and digital booklets to select purchases in the iTunes Music Store, no doubt to compete with the dual layer CD's/DVD's that are becoming popular, at least in part. But soon that won't be enough. Enter iTunes in retail stores.

Imagine a terminal running iTunes in kiosk mode. To purchase a song, you swipe a credit card (or purchase credits with the clerk, or use a gift card. . haven't really thought this part out), navigate to the tune(s) you want and download them to your bluetooth enabled iPod (it could happen). Or perhaps there's a firewire dock built into the Kiosk. I imagine these iTunes Kiosks being added to existing Apple Stores and Mini Apple Stores.

Can you imagine these in the malls of America? I sure can. 
 

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