Walmart Predictions
NYSE:WMT - Bully or Bearish?
After running its beta video download service, Walmart decided to shut down the site on Dec 21st, 2007. According to Walmart, it was HP, the technology provider decided to put a stop to the contract. ...
[ Closed ] on 2009-01-01 EST,
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Will MusicPass DRM free mp3 gain popularity over iTune or Amazon MP3 in 2008?
[ Predicted ]
No
(77% chance)
If you think buying DRM free MP3 thru iTune or Amazon is not complicated enough, Sony will introduce yet another way to buy DRM free MP3 thru MusicPass.com on Jan 15. The idea is for you to go to reta...
[ Closed ] on 2009-01-01 EST,
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Both Walmart and Bestbuy just marked down one of their HD-DVD player to $100 right before the 2007 holiday season. Let's predict if any Blu-ray player manufacturer will produce something as cheap.
[ Closed ] on 2009-01-01 EST,
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Will Wal-Mart reverse DRM decision by the end of 2008?
[ Predicted ]
Not by the end of 2008
(69% chance)
Wal-Mart sent an email to its digital music customers on 26 September 2008 to advise that the company will shut down its digital rights management (DRM) support on 9 October 2008. Without DRM keys, th...
[ Closed ] on 2008-12-31 EST,
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This prediction is inspired by the recent announcement from SanDisk in deciding to start selling music on microSD cards on a USB sled.
"SanDisk's gambit, called "slotMuisc," has already been endorse...
[ Closed ] on 2008-10-22 EDT,
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Linux PC is getting cheaper by the day. Wal-Mart has actually been selling a sub-$200 Linux PC in their stores for a while:
http://www.betanew...
Will you be getting a Linux PC in 2008?
[ Closed ] on 2008-04-11 EDT,
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Apple iTune becomes number one music seller in the US in 2008.
[ End Result ]
Yes, iTune as #1 music seller.
"With music sales on its iTunes Store continuing to grow and sales of physical CDs continuing to fall, Apple has become the second largest music retailer in the United States, only trailing retail gian...
[ Scored ] on 2008-04-07 EDT
Staples Inc. just announced that it will start selling Dell computers. Dell doesn't normally use retailers to sell its products. Walmart earlier also announced that it will start selling Dell laptops...
[ Scored ] on 2008-01-03 EST
Walmart or Amazon will more likely lowering TV episodes to $0.99 in 2007?
[ End Result ]
Walmart lower price to $0.99, Amazon lower price to $0.99
Apple just announced it will lower the price of its download-able TV series to $0.99 per episode. This basically cut the market price in half. It is possibly one of the reason why NBC jumped ship to ...
[ Scored ] on 2008-01-04 EST