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Wal-Mart Closes Online Movie Download Service

Posted by Zonk on from the hard-to-fight-the-flix dept.

eldavojohn writes "A year after opening its movie download service, Wal-Mart has abandoned the endeavor. They claim this is a result of HP's decision to stop supporting its video download store software. The article also notes that, unlike iTunes, Wal-Mart offered variable pricing which attracted a lot of studios. 'The world's largest retailer instead turned its rental service over to Netflix Inc. Wal-Mart still operates a music download service and continues to sell CDs and DVDs at retail stores and over the Internet for shipping by mail.' Is this evidence of the strength of unified pricing in media downloads or just another company being squished by the giant Netflix & Apple?"

3 of 136 comments (clear)

  1. The Wall's falling over! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    All your Base are belong to us ..... except the one we sold to netflix...

  2. SLASHDOT SUX0RZ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  3. Re:Squished? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Wow what are you smoking?

    Walmart isn't a leader in anything at present Except you know sales of everything.

    Walmart is large, but it is horribly inefficient and that's how they drive down prices on everything they sell right?

    Go back to your anti-Walmart propaganda site and get your head out of your ass.