Walmart’s Vudu service<\/a> is avoiding the app model as well. Instead, iPad users will be able to buy content direct from the Vudu site. This should also work with other tablets (we’ll keep you posted on that), which would make it a much more tempting model for some. General manager of Vudu, Edward Lichty, recently told Reuters that, “It’s not an app. It’s an all-browser experience. But you access it in a similar way.”<\/p>\nWith Apple demanding a 30 percent vig on in-app purchases, the main reason Lichty cites that Walmart didn’t create a Vudo app, I suspect we’ll see more truly cloud-based solutions. I doubt that they’ll overtake apps any time soon, mind you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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