While hardware makers offer online options, only a few have been successful at a download-only model.

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You can download the maturity model here.

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Zachary advocates keeping the Internet distribution model, in which users can download apps off the Apple site, developers' sites or third-party sites, and adding iTunes as another option.

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Companies like Alfresco in the Enterprise Content Management space have perfected a model in which a full version of the software is available for download.

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This prompted the Kindle team to devise a new business model, striking deals with mobile-phone operators to allow Kindle users to download e-books without having to pay network fees.

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Its latest analysis examined the business model (Paid, Paid with In-App Purchases and Freemium) and revenues per download in the Apple App Store from January 2012 through March 20, 2013.

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As MacRumors noted yesterday, a look at the download options for the latest Apple TV software update also revealed a new "AppleTV3, 2" model, which it speculated could be an international version of the device -- although it of course remains to be seen if it and this model are one and the same.

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