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Re:VLC removed from Amazon Fire TV store by VLC developers by noir_lord on Sunday April 22, 2018 @07:12AM (#16895650)
I bought my mum a roku (she's disabled so she spends a lot of time watching TV/movies and on the Internet) and it seriously improved her life, prior to that she only had UK digital and catch up services but now with Netflix/Amazon prime and BBC iPlayer she has more high quality TV that suits her taste than she can watch.

She's also seriously addicted to Netflix's Marvel offerings which I find somewhat hilarious.

Re:VLC removed from Amazon Fire TV store by VLC developers by Normal_gaussian on Sunday April 22, 2018 @08:09AM (#16895827)
When you remove barriers surprising things happen. Being able to stream practically any genre of music with no added cost (ala spotify), watch all kinds of television through the same immediate interface (ala netflix), get decent guides into all kinds of hobbies (ala reddit) - people suddenly start branching out, because why not.

The risks are removed and the options are clearly laid bare. I feel deeply that we should look to this for how to build societal infrastructure - tax, legal, health, finance - not just entertainment.