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Re:Microsoft cut off game maker's revenue stream, so he buil... by DarknessFalls on Saturday February 15, 2020 @11:19PM (#22339763)
Television has been paying for programming through ads for decades now. Do you think that's not a 'real' business model? A good business model is one that makes someone 7 figures a year for cloning solitaire. It might not be the most enjoyable gaming experience, but if purity of solitaire is what you want, then there are plenty of paid alternatives.
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Re:Microsoft cut off game maker's revenue stream, so he buil... by crooked-v on Sunday February 16, 2020 @12:26AM (#22339937)
A massive difference here is that TV ads don't come with ubiquitous invasions of privacy every time you see them, nor do they have a small but constant risk of malware infecting your TV.
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Re:Microsoft cut off game maker's revenue stream, so he buil... by DanBC on Sunday February 16, 2020 @08:49AM (#22341514)
But as tv moves away from broadcast signals to VOD services that's going to change. See for an early example 4OD in the UK: https://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/04/28/behind-all-4s-new-pe...

> Channel 4 earlier this week unveiled a new video on demand advertising package allowing brands to directly address viewers - in practise this meant first adopters 20th Century Fox, Foster' and Ronseal, could grab the attention of by literally calling out their names in their creative.

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Re:Microsoft cut off game maker's revenue stream, so he buil... by dwild on Monday February 17, 2020 @10:33AM (#22348365)
> nor do they have a small but constant risk of malware infecting your TV.

The same goes for anything that you install / access on your devices, yet we aren't talking about removing theses capacities and I sure hope so that you won't argue that.

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Re:Microsoft cut off game maker's revenue stream, so he buil... by ta999999171 on Sunday February 16, 2020 @01:49AM (#22340216)
Not familiar with Smart TVs then, eh?
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