A Stitch in Haste

A Stitch in Time Saves Nine...But Haste Makes Waste

A collection of real-world libertarian, individualist and laissez-faire rants on law, economics, politics, culture and other current events
by an average, everyday lawyer & investment banker and part-time pop scholar.

DVD Clash of the Titans
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For those who lament that Wal-Mart is all-powerful in all things it touches:
Walmart.com is discontinuing DVD rentals, and its existing customers of that service will be given the option to become Netflix subscribers at their current rate for a year. Walmart.com agreed to promote and refer customers interested in DVD rentals to Netflix, the companies said in a PR Newswire statement today.
To review and repeat: Wal-mart, like any other successful business, only became prosperous and powerful by giving customers what they want. If and when a business fails to continue doing so, it loses its dominance and its "obscene" profits to others who do a better job of giving customers what they want.

But, regardless of who succeeds -- large or small, entrenched or upstart -- their success is something to be celebrated and welcomed, not feared and obstructed.

POST SCRIPT: With all the buzz about Episode III, I'll embarrass myself and admit that I still enjoy Clash of the Titans, the last of the great Ray Harryhausen adventure movies.

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Posted by KipEsquire on 19 May 2005


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