Comments on: Hypebot’s advice for Amazon http://blog.hecker.org/2007/04/12/hypebots-advice-for-amazon/ Trying to unite civility and truth in a few long blog posts Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:12:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Swindleeeee!!!!! › My Amazon predictions: looking good so far http://blog.hecker.org/2007/04/12/hypebots-advice-for-amazon/#comment-1125 Swindleeeee!!!!! › My Amazon predictions: looking good so far Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:26:41 +0000 http://swindleeeee.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/hypebots-advice-for-amazon/#comment-1125 [...] Again, as I wrote before regarding the major labels wanting Amazon to push DRM: … as a top 5 music retailer Amazon presumably has some actual influence over the major labels, and may be able to help push them kicking and screaming into the post-DRM world, especially now that EMI has broken away from the pack. Why give in to major labels’ demands at this time, as opposed to waiting until they might be more eager to make a deal? [...] [...] Again, as I wrote before regarding the major labels wanting Amazon to push DRM: … as a top 5 music retailer Amazon presumably has some actual influence over the major labels, and may be able to help push them kicking and screaming into the post-DRM world, especially now that EMI has broken away from the pack. Why give in to major labels’ demands at this time, as opposed to waiting until they might be more eager to make a deal? [...]

]]> By: Frank Hecker http://blog.hecker.org/2007/04/12/hypebots-advice-for-amazon/#comment-1123 Frank Hecker Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:57:33 +0000 http://swindleeeee.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/hypebots-advice-for-amazon/#comment-1123 You're correct, Wal-Mart does sell both CDs and digital downloads on its web site, as does Best Buy for that matter. However neither of them sell CDs and downloads in an integrated fashion. Instead they have in essence separate music stores that just happen to be under the same domain name. I mentioned this in one of my prior posts but forgot to reiterate it here. You’re correct, Wal-Mart does sell both CDs and digital downloads on its web site, as does Best Buy for that matter. However neither of them sell CDs and downloads in an integrated fashion. Instead they have in essence separate music stores that just happen to be under the same domain name.

I mentioned this in one of my prior posts but forgot to reiterate it here.

]]> By: tj halpin http://blog.hecker.org/2007/04/12/hypebots-advice-for-amazon/#comment-1124 tj halpin Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:03:25 +0000 http://swindleeeee.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/hypebots-advice-for-amazon/#comment-1124 wal-mart.com sells cds and downloads as well. wal-mart.com sells cds and downloads as well.

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