Given how convenient the Apple Store is, though, consumers are hardly likely to object.

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Also, developers will have the option to easily sell their apps through the store using a convenient and secure payment system.

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For higher resolution content it is more convenient to run to the store and get a disc than wait hours for a content download.

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Retailers have also leveraged their hard-line store presence to offer more convenient customer service options Dell cannot match.

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Google Chrome users who find web apps in the store will be able to create convenient shortcuts in Chrome for easy access.

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In fact, the most prosperous new grocery and drug store products of 2010 catered to convenient and gourmet home-based eating rituals, and the home spa experience.

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"They probably have a better image than banks do, while in store branches could be much more convenient for consumers, " said Fred George, an analyst at Seymour Pierce in London.

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This might sound convenient enough to some customers who want to avoid the hassle of going to a store and the inevitable gas charges.

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As convenient as that is, though, you can only do it on the main page of the Windows Store.

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