Posted by Black Locust on 12/09/05 03:00

In article <b3rhp1de7j86gbc9tvupc7tgs7mef5frao@4ax.com>,
Allan <Spamstillsucks@buffyandkantica22arestillbrianlamb.org> wrote:

> NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest
> retailer, plans to follow the lead of other big electronics sellers
> and exit the VHS business by early 2006, according to a report Sunday.
>
> VHS tapes will still be available through the 2005 holiday season, but
> will disappear from Wal-Mart (Research) shelves sometime soon after
> February, said the Hollywood Reporter, citing industry sources
> familiar with the matter.
>
> http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/13/news/fortune500/walmart_vhs/

BTW, Wal-Mart denied this report and CNN retracted their claim the
following day. Looks like the tired, old VHS format is gonna chug along
in Wally World for another year...

http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/14/news/fortune500/walmart_vhs/?cnn=yes

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> because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
> -- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
> - Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
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They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people,
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