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+--- Thread: Say it isn't so.....not teaming with Wal-Mart????? (/showthread.php?tid=19923)
Say it isn't so.....not teaming with Wal-Mart????? - samintx - 10-03-2006
Re: Say it isn't so.....not teaming with Wal-Mart????? - Silencio - 10-03-2006
One more way WalMart stifles competition (do we really need yet another thread on the subject?). But, if true, this is another smart move by Jobs: iTunes movies will get very nice exposure in exchange for the corporate kickback Apple has to pay. The guy sure knows how to turn lemons into lemonade.
Re: Say it isn't so.....not teaming with Wal-Mart????? - BigGuynRusty - 10-03-2006
Jobs would truly be a genius if he teamed with WalMart!
BGnR
Re: Say it isn't so.....not teaming with Wal-Mart????? - ArtP - 10-04-2006
Well Steve already did the $150 million stock deal with Microsoft back in the 90's.
This CAN'T be too much worse than that to "die hard Apple" fans.
Business is Business.
Just like Microsoft, like it or not Walmart OWNS retail, so why not make a deal with the Devil, just use it to Apple's advantage (like selling Ice Water in Hell or iPods to Windows users).
Selling iTunes DVD Cards at Walmart wouldn't be the end of the world, just a means to an end.
Re: Say it isn't so.....not teaming with Wal-Mart????? - BigGuynRusty - 10-04-2006
[quote ArtP]Well Steve already did the $150 million stock deal with Microsoft back in the 90's.
Microsoft had to buy Apple stock, had nothing to do with Steve, it was to show that MS had faith in Apple.
The 90's was a dark era for Apple.
BGnR
Re: Say it isn't so.....not teaming with Wal-Mart????? - Filliam H. Muffman - 10-04-2006
Part of the agreement between Wal-Mart and Apple selling movies online, is to cut the hours and wages of Geinus Bar employees so they get minimum wage and no benefits.
Re: Say it isn't so.....not teaming with Wal-Mart????? - WHiiP - 10-04-2006
[quote BigGuynRusty][quote ArtP]Well Steve already did the $150 million stock deal with Microsoft back in the 90's.
Microsoft had to buy Apple stock, had nothing to do with Steve, it was to show that MS had faith in Apple.
The 90's was a dark era for Apple.
BGnR
Yes, BUT, it had EVERYTHING to do with Steve . . . making it happen!!!