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To: Moonray who wrote (132556)	4/30/2012 1:20:24 PM
From: Zen Dollar Round	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213172

Best Buy seems to be going the way of the buffalo, it's too bad they account for such a large portion of the iPad's channel sales.

To: Moonray who wrote (132556)	4/30/2012 3:57:07 PM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 213172

Here's How Important Wal-Mart Is To Apple's Success Nice to see that the decision to go into Walmart has paid off in real sales. However, I wouldn't make the assumption that Apple would lose 11% of its iPad sales if Walmart didn't carry iPads. I'd say that the majority of buyers would simply get their iPads elsewhere. I also would not assume, as the author of that piece seems to, that Apple sells iPads to Walmart at a reduced price so the company can make a reasonable profit on them. Like most electronics retailers, I'm sure Walmart is happy just to have the extra traffic to their stores, as well as the more profitable accessory sales.