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Now....do I think Walmart has a chance against Amazon? I don't see it in the near term. Amazon has a very nice and compelling content story. You think of Amazon when you think of books, ebooks, and online shopping. Amazon Prime is a VERY nice perk that is nearly on par with Netflix for no more than you are already paying for Amazon prime.
Walmart you think of for "real life stores". Walmart WANTS people to do their online shopping on walmart.com instead of Amazon. Walmart has Vudu for video rental but it's nothing an "iTunes wannabe" than Prime Video as Netflix service.
Walmart is piecing together offerings where Amazon is growing them organically. Walmart could be pushing these via there stores, but they were just another tablet on the shelf when I went to buy mine. Amazon is always giving their tablets great advertising via Amazon's site.
Still....as a STEP in the direction of upping Walmart's game against Amazon, it's a nice step. And it's a nice option for those of us who couldn't care less about the battle between retail giants but would like an attractively priced and capable Android tablet.
We will see if I keep mine past the 15 day return window. Not that I don't like it, but I have an Amazon Fire Tab 8 already (several in the house).
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