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To: MeDroogies who wrote (322)	5/10/2002 1:55:41 PM
From: Dave B	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4345

MeDroogies, I suspect that Wal Mart may have requested these versions for a few reasons. We don't disagree on the fact that some of the customers would prefer the non-explicit versions. But this represents considerable power on Wal-Mart's part. Think about it. It's not as if Wal-Mart can go somewhere else to buy the CDs from band XYZ. The record companies have virtually a complete monopoly on the bands under their label. Yet Wal-Mart said "we're not going to inventory your CDs", and the labels went through all the expense and headaches of producing a brand new version of the CD. Now compare this to the PC stores who can buy PCs from any number of sources. The PC companies have virtually no monopoly power. Given the history of a number of the PC companies in not being able to deliver product on time and in quantity, no PC store is going to tie themselves to a single vendor. It's baaaad business. And all the wishful thinking isn't going to change that. Dave