Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co...
by lotsofpulp on Friday April 30, 2021 @10:49AM
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> They don’t raise prices for a few reasons
>1. People are cheap
This is always the answer. Or rather they can not raise prices, because then sufficient number of consumers will not buy the product.
Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co...
by scarface74 on Friday April 30, 2021 @11:20AM
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Yes. And the definition of a “sufficient number of people” is different for Roku where their entire business is based on selling streaming boxes and Apple where sells of streaming box is a “hobby” and less than a rounding error.
Given a choice, I would rather have an AppleTV and pay more for a better user experience than pay less for a Roku.
That being said, we have multiple Roku TVs throughout our house and they are good enough. But the two I use most frequently also have ATV4Ks. I also couldn’t in good conscience recommend that most people get ATVs at their current prices.
Amazon has the same business model as Roku with the Fire.
They don’t raise prices for a few reasons
1. People are cheap
2. Most of their installed based is now coming from cheap low margin TVs with Roku embedded.
3. Selling a device that people only replace once every 5 years isn’t sustainable.
There is only one company selling streaming devices at a profit - Apple. Have you noticed that every streaming provider is on AppleTV day one even though it has the lowest market share by far?
Streaming providers can just download Xcode, follow a few simple requirements (not link to their website for payments) and submit an app.
Before I get the standard replies, no streaming providers are not required to go through in app purchases and many don’t - including YouTube Live TV.
Also before I get the other retort. Yes they do have to work with Apple to be integrated into the TV app. Which is an app on iOS devices.