In a surprising move, retail giant Walmart has announced the acquisition of TV manufacturer Vizio for $2.3 billion. While it would be logical for anyone to think that this acquisition is a strategic move from Walmart to turn offerings from Vizio into its in-house TV brand, the retail giant has already indicated that the actual reason for Vizio’s acquisition isn’t its TVs. Instead, Walmart seems more interested in the SmartCast operating system that powers all Vizio TVs. Walmart seemingly wants to
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