It's an absolute shame because Walmart, at one point, had the largest commercial computer system in the world. I know because the company I worked for sold it to them. They were surpassed when a telco upgraded their system, also purchased from the company I worked for. I stopped following the race after a while.
Yes, the search at Amazon leaves something to be desired, but it is not the 'throw some shit on the page' that happens when you do a search at Walmart. I want to see what is available in my local stores, or order a product from you, not from third party. Fortunately, I have multiple Walmart stores in my area. Unfortunately, you seem to keep the inventories at about 75%. Lots of empty spaces on the shelves. Whenever I see an analyst or expert rave about Walmart and their online presence, I have to ask if these experts have actually used Walmart's' online ordering. I think not... There went your credibility.
I really enjoy watching these companies try to claim antitrust or monopoly. Maybe if they built a better product people would use their products more frequently. Best Buy? your prices drove me to other suppliers. That said, we have purchased our phones from you for 10+ years. Your sales people sucked too. Target? Nice store, your web site is improving, but even you said you were late to the game. Nice to see efforts underway to catch up though. Apple vs. Android? cut me a break Apple. You have, last I looked, 14% of the worldwide smartphone market. Remember, you didn't want to build phones for the rest of the people. Bing vs. Google search? Google got there first and you have been playing catch-up ever since. It reminds me of my first Windows 95 software. You remember, don't you? it did not have an internet browser. I was testing browsers when Win95 and Global Network Navigator was leading the pack because of their tabbed browsing. Tabs were at the bottom of the page. Good job on the p0rn search though M$, and your maps are coming along.
