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Netflix (and) the long tail.

There's a reason why Netflix is successful and nobody else is right now. The competition hasn't yet figured it out. Like Apple's success with the iPod, they may never. Or at least not for many years.
]]>Sep 16th 2006 11:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/Sep 16th 2006 11:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/Sep 16th 2006 11:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/ walmart has horrid worker treatment. wouldnt touch their stuff.]]>Sep 17th 2006 1:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/
Wal Mart can only bully the movie studios into giving them a price where they can compete with Apple, which they may not be inclined to do. Even if they do pursuade some studios, why would Disney offer content to a competitor at a lower price?

Wal Mart is on the outside and they know it. I think media companies will realize they can sell direct someday, and they'll exploit it.]]>Sep 17th 2006 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/Sep 17th 2006 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/
Uhhh... I know Jobs is on the board and all, but Apple and Disney are still seperate entities and Disney is still in the business of making money and they answer to a lot of other people besides Jobs. If Wal-Mart offers them an opportunity to make money, beleive me, they'll jump on it. Until Disney buys Apple (or Apple buys Disney), Disney doesn't sell anything digitally directly, yet.]]>Sep 17th 2006 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/
What's next Wal-Mart? Direct to digital food court for your digital downloads so you can enjoy your crippled DRM videos with those delicious ICEE's? ]]>Sep 17th 2006 12:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/Sep 17th 2006 1:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/Sep 17th 2006 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/Sep 17th 2006 3:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/
did u know they hire as few people as possible for full-time just so that they dont have to provide health/medical benefits/pensions etc. etc.

we have one like 10 miles from my house. i hate it. put all the really cool stuff out of business. wal-mart suxxx]]>Sep 17th 2006 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=538220]]>Sep 17th 2006 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/Sep 17th 2006 6:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/Sep 17th 2006 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/
As for low prices, get a grip!

Aldi's, dollar stores, Target, even EB mostly offer lower prices on most stuff. Walmart hasn't had the lowest prices on anything except appliances in a while.

Aldi's - cheaper food, Wegman's better food cheap, Target - clothing, Best Buy/Circuit City/EB - games and movies cheaper. Plus, you can get most games/movies used at Blockbuster/EB. Walmart is for chumps and towns where there is no other choice.

Once Sam died, they started pushing their margins up.

AS for mp3 pricing, I never got that either. Why is Itunes so evil when they insist on uniform pricing? Any track that is $2.50 won't sell, they'll just fire up limewire or whatever. And has partnering with MS or Walmart EVER increased anyone's profits? Nope. They both play your competitors off of you until you're selling $300 computers with $100 copies of Windows.]]>Sep 23rd 2006 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/
I don't need Wal-Mart -- or anyone -- deciding what content is too immoral to view for me. Thanks anyway though.]]>Sep 17th 2006 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/
I will never step 100 ft near a Wal-Mart, or a walmart url.]]>Sep 17th 2006 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/Sep 17th 2006 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/Sep 17th 2006 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/wal-mart-prepping-a-download-store-too/Sep 18th 2006 12:17PM