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Re:Samsung TV owners complain about increasingly obtrusive ads by phh on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @02:17PM (#24631162)
Those extra buttons are requirement by those companies, to integrate those services in the TV.

Now you could argue as to whether you want Netflix preinstalled on your TV, but while most smart features of smart TVs are useless, having Netflix is useful for many users.

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Re:Samsung TV owners complain about increasingly obtrusive ads by jmiserez on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @02:41PM (#24631394)
I'm not sure that's the case, rather I think that companies pay to have their apps featured on the remote, not the other way round.
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