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 Wal-Mart is moving to DRM-free mp3s for their download store, and they've lost Sony BMG and Warner Music Group (WMG) along the way. But nobody really cares.
Why? Partly because no one cares what kind of media Wal-Mart sells online.But also because DRM-free music, basically unheard of two years ago, is now old hat. Amazon doesn't use it, MySpace Music will be mostly DRM-free, even new EMI exec Douglas Merrill said he's not a fan.
Oddly enough, Steve Jobs, who wrote an anti-DRM sort-of manifesto in February 2007, is now a bit of an odd man out. His iTunes store still sells DRM-wrapped music from three of the big four music labels. Yet it hasn't stopped him from becoming the biggest music retailer in the U.S.
Which is the real reason why Wal-Mart's move isn't a big deal: Consumers don't know or care about DRM -- if they do buy music online, they buy it from Apple. End of story.
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| Wal-Mart Goes DRM-Free! *Yawn* | | Wal-Mart is moving to DRM-free mp3s for their download store, and they've lost Sony BMG and Warner Music Group (WMG) along the way. But nobody really cares.
Why? Partly because no one cares what kind of media Wal-Mart sells online. [..] Read complete article | | Published 08-Apr-2008 by Silicon in WMG
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| Wal-Mart Black Friday Deals [Black Friday] | | Wal-Mart's Black Friday catalogue has shown up. It's pretty good. Highlight is probably a $199 360 Arcade (the one with Sega Superstars Tennis bundled) that comes with a free Guitar Hero III game + guitar pack. There are also savings on the latest EA Sports [..] Read complete article | | Published 21-Nov-2008 by Luke Plunkett in Black Friday News Retail Top Wal-Mart
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Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
| Wal-Mart Launches 'Operation Main Street' [Wal-Mart] | | 'Operation Main Street' is not - as you may have suspected - a sinister mash-up of the Rainbow Six and SimCity franchises, but is in fact Wal-Mart's Holiday Season price cutting bonanza.The supermarket chain reckons it can sa [..] Read complete article | | Published 06-Nov-2008 by Stuart Houghton in Wal-Mart Bargains Discounts Gifts Holidays News PS3 Xmas
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| T-Mobile G1 coming to Wal-Mart at reduced price? |  According to the fine folks over at Engadget, Wal-Mart might be poised to pick up the T-Mobile G1 in the very near future. The deal would involve the top 10 stores in every regional market gaining the privilege of hawking the very first Android handset to the masses. If all goes according to plan, we [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 27-Oct-2008 by Joshua Karp in AndroidHTCHandsetsRumorsT-MobileG1wal-mart
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| iPhone 3G still may come to Wal-Mart in 2008 | | A little over a month ago we broke the news that Apple’s iPhone 3G would supposedly be coming to Wal-Mart on November 15th of this year. Now that the date has come and gone with no iPhone to be found, we thought an update was in order. We’re not sure if our sources had the [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 18-Nov-2008 by Zach Epstein in AT&TAppleExclusivesHandsetsRetailRumors3GiPhonewal-mart
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| Rumor: Wal-Mart spotted selling 60GB Xbox 360 |  Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360
If your lack of hard drive space and your lack of patience have finally combined into a boiling, fist-shaking rage, you'd best give your local Wal-Mart a call. An X3F tipster by the name of Gera [..] Read complete article | | Published 31-Jul-2008 by Ludwig Kietzmann in 60GBWal-MartXbox-360
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