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Re: Best Buy breaking into movie downloads?

HomePage — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:48:10 -0000

The idea of having built in access to downloadable movies is great. I would rather pay to have the movie downloaded instantly to my TV, then to buy the DVD and have it sit on my book shelf forever.

Re: Best Buy breaking into movie downloads?

Carol Burnett — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:59:58 -0000

Best Buy's ability to run a solid download service. By no means are they doomed, but they've got a lot of bases to cover to pull things off right.

Re: Best Buy breaking into movie downloads?

rkorba — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:08:50 -0000

Best Buy BUILT itself on the "get a free PC with AOL" deals, remember? That and selling warranties and same-as-cash offers on BB credit cards at 95% margins.

Why would they NOT do same with the movie-driven device sales, as well as netbooks with their wireless relationships? In fact, who ELSE has all the bases (suppliers, service vendors, devices, etc.) covered. I would

Re: Best Buy breaking into movie downloads?

HerbalRemedies — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:30:35 -0000

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Re: Best Buy breaking into movie downloads?

Patrick — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:27:28 -0000

I can't really see switching from my already well established VUDU Box over to a new download service. It seems to me that Best Buy should if anything partner with an existing set-top box maker and work from there. VUDU would be good as they already sell the VUDU in Best Buys. That's where I bought mine.

If Best Buy ventures out on their own they will have a tough run as the market is getting pretty crowded.

Re: Best Buy breaking into movie downloads?

Steve Mobs — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:42:38 -0000

I think best buy is in a good position. For one to download the streaming movies to your laptop or tv, you will need the hardware, which Best Buy sells. Thus Best buy will have the first shot at selling their streaming services to the customers.

Re: Best Buy breaking into movie downloads?

TerrenceRussell — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:22:42 -0000

Ibrahim,

Totally. I think it's smart for the company to try to follow such a potentially dynamic trend. Still, I'm kind of uneasy over Best Buy's ability to run a solid download service. By no means are they doomed, but they've got a lot of bases to cover to pull things off right.

Re: Best Buy breaking into movie downloads?

Ibrahim | ZenCollegeLife — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:14:08 -0000

This seems like a wise choice. With ISPs offering so much bandwidth so cheap, it seems reasonable to assume that sooner or later getting movies through traditional media (dvd, blue ray, etc), will become obsolete. Best Buy is making a smart move by getting into streaming and downloading before it's mainstream. Great business strategy.