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Contributing Editor Steve Fox covers buzzworthy products, ideas, and trends with his unique take on the latest tech news.
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Plugged In: Movies on Demand--Via the Internet

Plus: Creative's IPod killer, the Firefox browser, and double-core processors.

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Nagging Question: Why Do Apps Keep Expanding?

Americans keep getting larger, and so does software. You can blame it on feature creep--the need to add new stuff just to stay ahead of the competition. But according to Gartner analyst Yefim Natis, it's mostly a matter of practicality: In the past, developers focused on crafting compact code that squeezed more functionality into each byte. Today, cheap storage and ever-increasing processor power make that kind of parsimony a waste of time. Besides, users get furious when vendors fail to maintain at least some degree of backward compatibility with older versions in updated software. The result: loads of extra code. Good thing CD-ROMs are cheap.

Contributing Editor Steve Fox covers buzzworthy products, ideas, and trends. Contact him at steve_fox@pcworld.com. Visit the link for more Plugged In.

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