Wal-Mart to launch online music service: There’s nothing anyone can sell that Wal-Mart can’t sell cheaper.
Wal-Mart Stores is looking to its core customer base with its new online music service, offering a library of largely country music songs for less than the 99-cent per download industry standard.
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The Wal-Mart You Don't Know: While not terrifically geekish, this is a good story about Wal-Mart, a company that is affects us geeks more and more everyday. From Linux desktop computers to iTunes competition to RFID adoption, Wal-Mart is a retail force that will push its way into any…
But if Apple isn't making any money selling songs for 99 cents, will Walmart fare any better? And if not, what's Walmart's motivation for doing it?
"What's Walmart's motivation for doing it?"
They sell MP3 Players.