There’s a new tech wave washing up at Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT). The world’s largest retailer hooked up with eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) this morning to introduce Skype-friendly headsets, webcams, and handsets at 1,800 of its stores. Wal-Mart will also begin selling the country’s first prepaid Skype phone cards.
This isn’t necessarily a major catch for Wal-Mart. RadioShack (NYSE: RSH) was the first retailer to hop on the bandwagon, offering $4.99 Skype Starter Kits during the 2005 holiday season. RadioShack isn’t any more relevant today, despite betting on the right voice chat protocol.
Skype Me, Sam Walton [Fool.com] May 14, 2007
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