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Source: Reuters

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RE: Duh
By Old_Fogie_Late_Bloomer on 9/21/2012 8:09:22 PM , Rating: 2
As a matter of fact, there just might be. The last few off-the-shelf PCs I've seen have had Amazon shortcuts right on the desktop.

Screenshots or it didn't happen.
But that's beside the point. Someone who wants to buy from Amazon isn't going to be dissuaded because there's not a giant Amazon button in the middle of their screen. Your assertion that somehow that person won't be able to figure out how to get to Amazon is laughable.

Someone who isn't aware of Amazon isn't going to go to Amazon to buy things. Someone who hasn't historically made purchases online who gets slipped in by the back door 'cause now they're like, "Well, I want this e-book" are more likely to make more purchases after they make the first one.
Also...are you sure that movies and music aren't part of Walmart's core business? Pretty sure they dedicate quite a bit of space to movies and music in their stores. And in their online store.

They do not take up a significant portion of the floor space in the Walmarts in my area, but I can't speak for the whole of the US.
Speaking of their online store, you can access that from any a Kindle. If you want to buy something from, not having a giant Walmart button in the middle of your screen isn't going to dissuade you from doing so.

I just figured out where the disconnect is. You're thinking like someone who is at least a little computer-savvy. Computer-savvy people already shop at Amazon. The whole point of selling tablets at Walmart isn't to reach you, or me. It's to reach your mom, or your grandmother, people who don't habitually make online purchases.
Your "argument" is pathetic.

The fact that you have to continue to resort to slinging personal insults really emphasizes how weak your position is.

RE: Duh
By TakinYourPoints on 9/22/2012 12:13:41 AM , Rating: 2
And now you've been introduced to two of the village retards, reclaimer and motoman. Cheesew1z would have made for the trifecta, but oh well.

Enjoy your stay!

