Walmart in talks to buy Vizio for more than $2 bln, WSJ reports::Walmart is in talks to buy smart-television manufacturer Vizio for more than $2 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, a move that could bolster its advertising business and give it control of more than a fifth of the U.S. television market.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.caEnglish
    5·
    9 months ago

    Isn’t it just amazing that TV manufacturer companies have dropped any pretense of their value deriving from the quality of TVs, and simply are a means to shove advertising in people’s faces?

    Soon…

    We can buy this company that makes “smart” ovens so that it can play ads while it preheats! Oh, this smart microwave plays a “Totino’s” jingle. Oh, this smart fridge shames you for not buying the sponsored brand of grocery item.

    • DragonAce@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      Kinda like the fucking TV screens they have on gas pumps for the sole fucking purpose of shoving ads down the throat of captive audiences.