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In news:dhnRg.210695$5i3.206726@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net,
aemeijers@att.net <aemeijers@att.net>spewed forth:
> "Abe" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:vsnbh2tnfm294o011cktikc2905830b1q4@4ax.com...
>>>>>> Walmart threatens studios over movie/video sales on iTunes:
>>>>>> <http://www.nypost.com/business/retail_iation_business_tim_arango.htm>
>>>>> just one more reason NOT to shop at Walmart
>>>> Agreed. That's disgusting behavior.
>>> WalMart anticipates that they will sell fewer DVD's in the future,
>>> so they are ordering less product.  What's disgusting about that?
>> I couldn't care less that they anticipate selling fewer DVDs because
>> of downloadable movie sales. That's not the point. You need to read
>> between the lines a bit. The point is that are retaliating by sending
>> back DVDs, and cutting future orders for DVDs way in excess of
>> expected DVD sales shrinkage due to legal movie downloading.
>>
>> It's a strongarm tactic. In essence WM is saying, if you sell movies
>> online, we'll cut your balls off at the retail level. Who the hell is
>> WM to tell the studios how they can sell their product?
> The Golden Rule- Them what has the gold makes the rules. This is
> nothing new- 'exclusivity' in a particular market is a long-time
> negotiating point in any wholesale/retail relationship. When Levi's
> brought out their cheap line, which Wally World carries, a lot of the
> 'name' stores threatened to stop carrying their flagship line.
>
> aem sends....

Levis made that line FOR walmart.
Walmart and Home Depot tell manufacters how much they will pay for their 
product.
Manufacters find ways to make the product cheaper for WM and HD. In other 
words, the same product you buy at WM and HD are not the same as if you 
bought them elsewhere.