I am not yet convinced of that ...
To wit ...
... On July 26, 2016, Chinese electronics company LeEco announced that it would acquire Vizio for US$2 billion;[15] however, the acquisition was canceled in April 2017 after the Chinese government blocked the merger amid a larger government crackdown on major foreign acquisition by domestic Chinese firms.[16][17][18][19][20] Vizio and LeEco settled a lawsuit regarding payment of the breakup fee.[21] In 2018, Vizio launched a free streaming service called WatchFree, powered by Pluto TV, on its SmartCast platform.[22][23]
As of 2020, Vizio was the second largest seller of flat-panel display televisions in the US.[24] By March 2021, the company sold over 11 million soundbars and 80 million TVs,[25] and has more than 12 million active SmartCast accounts.[26] In March 2021, Vizio became a public company via an initial public offering.[27][28][29][30][31][25] Effective December 2021, Bill Baxter resigned as chief technology officer.[32]
In February 2024, retailer corporation Walmart announced plans to acquire VIZIO Holding Corp. for $2.3 billion. Following regulatory approval, the transaction was completed on December 3 with VIZIO Holding Corp. and Vizio, Inc. becoming wholly owned subsidiaries.[33][34][35]
The acquisition enables Walmart to "shore up its advertising business and create a more potent rival to Amazon's booming ad business."[36] By July 2025, Bloomberg News reported that Walmart was ending sales of Vizio products at Amazon.com and Best Buy as part of a larger plan to transition Vizio into a private label brand available only at Walmart or Sam's Club locations by the end of 2025.[37] ...
A traitor is still the President.
#7 | Posted by hamburglar
Trump's rage will be incandescent. Democracy has so hurt his fee-fees. Expect betrayal after betrayal from him as revenge.
Any of you Red folks want to come over to the side of your country now, you're welcome. It's much easier to forgive an ally than someone actively trying to kill my country for me.