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Re:Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Dev... by Splines on Thursday October 01, 2015 @07:13PM (#10315473)
I have a Roku, and I bought it for the exact reason that they don't (at least from what I can tell) have their own streaming service. I wanted a device where the makers have a direct stake in making the best experience for all streaming services possible, and there are no second class citizens.

I didn't want a device coming from a company participating in multi-sided markets. It just ends up with an internal conflict of interest and it's always not clear to the customer what side is the win.

Re:Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Dev... by donut on Thursday October 01, 2015 @10:52PM (#10316432)
Re:Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Dev... by untog on Thursday October 01, 2015 @11:56PM (#10316655)
While I agree (and own a Roku myself) I'm concerned that the end game here is all the content owners removing their stuff from Roku and forcing us to buy a dozen HDMI sticks.