[ggchappell]

> Desktop software isn't dominated by impulse buys the way phone apps are.

Ah, but perhaps that is true because there has been no desktop App Store. But now there is. Things may very well change.

[neworbit]

There is a pretty good desktop app store which drives a lot of impulse purchases: Steam. Sure, it's game specific, but they've done a very good job with it.

[twymer]

Stuff like these recent holiday daily deal days have spurred plenty of impulse buying for me.