nanoUFOM to GamesEnglish · 8 months agoRoku wants to patent the ability to display ads when consoles connected to its TVs are pausedwww.videogameschronicle.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1196arrow-down14
arrow-up1192arrow-down1external-linkRoku wants to patent the ability to display ads when consoles connected to its TVs are pausedwww.videogameschronicle.comnanoUFOM to GamesEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·8 months agowhew, thanks roku! for a awhile there i thought i might use one of your products. no longer a thought.
minus-squareRefurbished Refurbisher@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-28 months agoThe forced arbitration EULA, ads on the homescreen, and prevention of installing your own apps didn’t already convince you?
minus-squarestarman2112linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoThey sell their TVs at a loss because they anticipate making money back via advertising, so don’t feel bad about buying a cheap 4k TV. It literally costs them money!* *As long as you don’t connect it to the internet for some dumb reason
whew, thanks roku! for a awhile there i thought i might use one of your products. no longer a thought.
The forced arbitration EULA, ads on the homescreen, and prevention of installing your own apps didn’t already convince you?
They sell their TVs at a loss because they anticipate making money back via advertising, so don’t feel bad about buying a cheap 4k TV. It literally costs them money!*
*As long as you don’t connect it to the internet for some dumb reason