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Re:Roku says it may lose YouTube TV app after Google made an... by izacus on Monday April 26, 2021 @02:04PM (#26945796)
Last I checked YouTube requires VP9 support for HDR. Why is requesting that new devices support the format to avoid fragmentation a problem?

Apple also demands certain format support for their video streams to work (not to mention a browser).

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Re:Roku says it may lose YouTube TV app after Google made an... by ed25519FUUU on Monday April 26, 2021 @03:36PM (#26946989)
The keyword is “threaten”
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Re:Roku says it may lose YouTube TV app after Google made an... by izacus on Monday April 26, 2021 @03:47PM (#26947132)
Can you explain more? How is "We'll be streaming channels in VP9 and your client needs to support it to continue working?" a "threat"?

Is Apple dropping support for older iMacs / MacBooks / iPhones also a threat to all the companies using them?

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Re:Roku says it may lose YouTube TV app after Google made an... by bagacrap on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @01:52PM (#26972104)
"threaten" is such a cheap and meaningless word, mostly used to claim victimhood.
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