Originally published November 6 2003
Wal-Mart's entry into downloadable music would greatly benefit consumers
by Mike Adams, NaturalNews Editor
Let's hope Wal-Mart gets into the music business. If they work it like they've worked their stores, consumers will get popular music at a far lower price than anywhere else. Service will be handled professionally and the site will be clean and easy to navigate.
Everybody else will hate it, of course, and we'll start hearing a growing chorus of complaints about how "Wal-Mart is destroying us!" from other music download destinations who simply don't know how to compete in a free market. "Wal-Mart is making music with slave labor!" will also, undoubtedly, be one of the many cries.
- Even as the game changes daily, though, it's clear that not all of those
music fans who go online will choose to pay instead of stealing music.
- "The ultimate provider will provide a service that gives the most ease
of use and enjoyment to the end user," he said.
- "And if we're talking about 10 or 15 cents per track difference, and if
you love your iPod, maybe getting it for ten cents less from Wal-Mart
won't make a difference.
- "What we found is that the customer that we have online is the Wal-Mart
customer," he said.
- "In fact, 90 percent of the customers that buy online are in the store
once a month and 36 of the customers that buy from us online are in the
store six times a month."
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