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Article #396Re: If they can't take the heat...
From: Larry Bud
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:07
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:07
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Abe wrote: > >>>> 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? Who are the studios (or you, for that matter) to tell Wal-Mart how many DVDs they should buy?
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