I saw a drone deliver pies in Atlanta, and it was an uncannily brilliant experience

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ZDNET’s key takeaways

• Walmart and Wing launched service in the metro Atlanta area.
• Customers can order items from Walmart and have them delivered via Wing drone.
• The drone can carry up to 5 pounds.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane — actually, it’s a Wing delivery drone, and it’s carrying your neighbor’s last-minute grocery item from the nearby Walmart. 

Wing, an independent company under Alphabet (Google’s parent company), began service in…