If you don't have a Wallmart account, it becomes a dumb TV, which is a significant improvement for many people.
For context, Walmart acquired Vizio and its SmartCast OS for approximately $2.3 billion in December 2024.
This is just the next step of an overarching plan to compete with Amazon's smart device ecosystem.
As strategies go, it seems kind of cargo cult-y but what do you expect from Walmart.
"designed to respect consumer choice and privacy, with data used in aggregated, permissioned, and compliant ways"
What, you don't believe them, given their stellar track record?
https://www.classlawgroup.com/... [classlawgroup.com]
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If you don't have a Wallmart account, it becomes a dumb TV, which is a significant improvement for many people.
For context, Walmart acquired Vizio and its SmartCast OS for approximately $2.3 billion in December 2024.
This is just the next step of an overarching plan to compete with Amazon's smart device ecosystem.
As strategies go, it seems kind of cargo cult-y but what do you expect from Walmart.
"designed to respect consumer choice and privacy, with data used in aggregated, permissioned, and compliant ways"
What, you don't believe them, given their stellar track record?
https://www.classlawgroup.com/... [classlawgroup.com]