Re:Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and Face...
by scarface74 on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @06:48PM
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TVs are sold at or below cost and they make money from selling ads and get a cut of subscription revenue if you subscribe from the device.
This is no different than PC makers who make money from bundled crapware and stickers plastered on the computer.
People use to complain about the “Windows Tax” and thought the computer would be cheaper without it being bundled, but the PC manufacturers actually loss money when Windows wasn’t bundled because they also couldn’t bundle third party crap.
This is no different than PC makers who make money from bundled crapware and stickers plastered on the computer.
People use to complain about the “Windows Tax” and thought the computer would be cheaper without it being bundled, but the PC manufacturers actually loss money when Windows wasn’t bundled because they also couldn’t bundle third party crap.