13.12.2013 09:20 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

Giving the gift of digital downloads

Giving someone a digital gift used to be the last refuge of procrastinators and people who didn't glance at a calendar until December 23 or so. The shelves at the local megamall have been picked clean, the clerk manning the UPS desk won't stop laughing at you, and only your sense of pride is stopping you from scrawling "IOU: One present" on a scrap of paper--that's when it's time to print out the ol' iTunes gift certificate.That's no longer the case. In this day and age, when entire TV series can be had with the click of a Download button instead of cluttering up your shelves with discs, cases, and other items that could just as easily live in the cloud, digital gifts are no longer the present of last resort. These days, a downloadable movie, album, or TV show--or a virtual gift card that allows your family and friends to pick out their own present--may be at the top of your gift-giving list.But just because digital content has become more ubiquitous and sought-after doesn't mean it's always

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