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Wal-Mart to Launch Online Music Store

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the soon-to-be-overcrowded-marketplaces dept.

Dteyn writes "I heard on the radio today that Wal-Mart will soon be opening up an online music store to compete with the likes of Apple's iTunes and Napster. According to the radio newsguy, it's expected to be officially announced as early as next week. Looks like this 'digital music' thing is starting to catch on with the bigwigs. Finally."

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  1. Rolling back prices... by ForestGrump · · Score: 5, Funny

    So will we be seeing them for 49 cents a song then?

    And I can print out a coupoun for a yellow happy face with the purchase of each song online-Walmart song right?

    Is the little tune they play with each commerical free download? or do I have to pay for that too?

    Can I buy online and pickup the songs on a cd in the store? That would be great!

    -Grump.

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  2. Coming soon .... by R33MSpec · · Score: 5, Funny

    All that is left now is Microsoft's turn:

    (1) Call it MS Tunester
    (2) Bundle with new version of Media Player
    (3) Introduce Drakonian DRM
    (5) ????
    (6) Profit!


  3. Re:Censored. by Shakrai · · Score: 3, Funny
    Were you underage at the time? That's a really amusing story.

    Actually I was 22 at the time I tried to buy the movie and dressed in my work clothes (suit & tie) and I still got carded. Yet I've made beer runs to Wally-World (knew it was 24 hours for a reason) in my "rag" clothes and not gotten carded. Something is wrong with that picture....

    Personally the paranoid part of me thinks they just wanted the excuse to key my license number into their database. Doesn't explain why I've gotten away with buying booze there and not being carded thou.

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