Digital locker

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Windows Marketplace
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Windows Marketplace [1], is a Microsoft platform for the delivery of software electronically that works with Windows Marketplace and is secured by use of Windows Live ID. The digital locker platform is comprised of four major components:

Windows Marketplace catalog
Multi merchant download cart
Digital Locker Assistant (a client side application that facilitates the download of purchased applications)
Digital Locker.

For consumers, the digital locker and Windows Marketplace can be used for purchasing and downloading third party software titles compatible with Microsoft Windows, and then using that purchased software on any computer the software license allows.

For software developers, the digital locker and Windows Marketplace can be a cost-effective channel for the distribution of their software titles.

Windows marketplace is only available for residents of the USA and Canada, although Microsoft has stated in their website that they are working on an international version.