WAL-MART IS SELLING MOVIE DOWNLOADS…!
Wal-Mart is selling movie downloads! Wal-Mart is selling movie downloads! Wal-Mart is selling… SMACK. Thanks, I needed that. This must be one of the slowest news days ever. I swear I’ve never seen so many stories Wal-Mart.
And all because, brace yourself, Wal-Mart is selling movie downloads. Be still my heart. From the less-than-breathless New York Times
The move plunges Wal-Mart into competition with several established sites, like Amazon.com, CinemaNow and iTunes, and given the chain’s penchant for price cutting, could drive down the cost of a digital download.
But supremacy in the digital movie business could prove elusive for Wal-Mart, a company that is used to being the No. 1 seller of everything from DVDs to diamonds.
Apple already dominates the online music and movie industry, leaving a sliver for everyone else to fight over. And Wal-Mart has already stumbled once before with online video rentals, shutting down its DVD rental business two years ago and referring users to its rival Netflix instead.
“As much of an 800-pound gorilla as they are in retail sales, they are an 80-pound weakling when it comes to digital distribution,†said Michael Goodman, digital entertainment program manager at the Yankee Group, a consulting firm.
Can I get popcorn with that?
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