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Wal-Mart closes video download store

by Brad Linder, posted Dec 28th 2007 11:02AM

Wal-Mart video store closes
The Wal-Mart video download store died in its sleep last week after a Hewlett-Packard pulled the plug on the technology that powered the store. The video download service was just a year old. RIP.

But seriously, I'd kind of forgotten that Wal-Mart was even in the video download business. The company entered the market with a big splash last year, and then kind of didn't draw much attention to itself. When I think of video download services these days, I tend to think of Amazon, CinemaNow, MovieLink, Vongo, or even Vudu, but not Wal-Mart.

This isn't to say that Wal-Mart wasn't making some serious money off of video download sales. But the company is the number one DVD retailer in the US, so any money they were getting from downloads was probably small potatoes in comparison.

Wal-Mart is reportedly not looking for a new technology partner at the moment. If you've already purchased movies from the Wal-Mart video download store, you can continue to watch them as much as you like on your current computer. But thanks to DRM, you cannot transfer those recordings to a new computer.

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born4thesurf

Movie Downloads at http://www.vizumi.com is 100% safe and 100% legal and also an excellent option if you had a long day at work and the last thing on your mind is going to the nearest cinema or going to the DVD rental shop fighting the traffic and queuing! The more people who use these legal
downloads, the cheaper these services will get in the future. Visit movie download war blog to find out latest industry news: http://www.mymoviedownload.net

January 08 2008 at 4:23 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
born4thesurf

I also didn't know Walmart was in the movie download business. I think prices of movie downloads need to be reduced to attract all those users who are getting movie downloads at no cost via file sharing sites such as Limewire and illegal sites.
At the same time I believe the more people who use legal download websites , the more competition will increase leading to download prices dropping. Using websites such as Vizumi, AOL, Empire etc is protecting the consumer.
These sites are 100% legal and safe. If you get caught downloading via a file sharing website, you face imprisonment. I personally will not take this risk for the sake of saving a few £ and now use legal download site. The more of us who do this, the more chance of price reductions and an end to illegal downloads.

January 08 2008 at 4:14 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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