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by seshagiric 2961 days ago
If Walmart pays a large amount, it is still advantageous to Amazon but does not look like that was the only ploy.

Amazon may have actually tried hard to prevent Walmart gain a foothold in online retail. Flipkart is reported as the largest or 2nd largest online retailer in India, to prevent that volume going to Walmart Amazon may have tried hard and pushed price in the process.