BY MIKE LANGBERG, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS (Reprinted via license from publisher)
Here’s an experience I’d like to have at my local video store on a busy Friday night:
I ask the clerk if the classic 1952 musical “Singin’ in the Rain” is available. The clerk looks down at her computer and says, “Yes, just look for the blinking light in aisle seven.”
Sure enough, there’s a green light blinking on the third shelf from the floor, in the middle of the aisle, exactly where the DVD of “Singin’ in the Rain” waits for me.
I grab the disc and go to a kiosk by the exit. A message flashes on the screen: “Welcome, Mike. The rental for this movie is $3.99 for two nights and will be charged to your Visa card. Press ‘1’ if you want a receipt.”
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