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From: dcole@ua.d.umn.edu (david cole)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: Commercialism on internet defended
Date: 27 Feb 1994 14:20:27 -0600
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In article <Pine.3.07.9402261653.B2677-8100000@bigcat> "Scott A. May" <smay01@BIGCAT.MISSOURI.EDU> writes:
>You're right Dave. I'm hoping Walmart comes online so I can check out
>their super sunday circulars without leaving my desk.
>
Scott, I will hardly be content with that!  I want the entire store inventory
on-line with prices.  The Sunday circulars only give you a sample of the
inventory.  Pretty useless if what you are shopping for that week doesn't
match with the marketing departments idea of what to promo.

Then I do _not_ want to check it out without leaving my desk.  I want a
_software app_ to check it out.  I type in a list of stuff I need, and the
software comes back with proposals as to how to get it at the best price with
the least number of stops when I go shopping.  Same with cdrom shopping.  I
want an internet app that will search each vendors price list and come up
with the best source for titles I am looking for.  After all, this is 1994!

Cheers,

D