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Wal-Mart reportedly preparing new video download service

article published on 14 January, 2008

Despite shutting down its first attempt at a video download service in December, after less than a year of operation, Wal-Mart already appears to be working on a replacement. Unlike the previous attempt, which relied on services provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP) to deliver the video, this time the world's largest retailer looks to be striking out on their own. No doubt the decision by ... [ read the full article ]

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mspurloc
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_ 		15. January 2008 @ 12:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Because music worked out so well for them?
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7thsinger
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_ 		16. January 2008 @ 10:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Music failed for them. Their previous attempt at a video download service was as short lived as Lindsey Lohan's sobriety.

So why put themselves back out there when the competition is almost sure to blow them away?
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windsong
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_ 		17. January 2008 @ 00:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
They cant compete with free.
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tucker001
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_ 		17. January 2008 @ 10:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
wal-mart is for redneCCs
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mspurloc
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_ 		17. January 2008 @ 16:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by 7thsinger:
 Music failed for them. Their previous attempt at a video download service was as short lived as Lindsey Lohan's sobriety.

So why put themselves back out there when the competition is almost sure to blow them away?
Precisely.
The profit margin is miniscule on video downloads, unless you have a subscriber base. They'll find that out soon enough.
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7thsinger
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_ 		17. January 2008 @ 16:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You think they'd have learned that the first time.
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yimmmy
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_ 		17. January 2008 @ 19:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yea i went in the wall mart near here the other day and i seen a machine that you could rent videos out of it was a dollar a day and you had to use your cc tho.
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_ 		14. February 2008 @ 21:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Lets jump on the bandwagon again. :P
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