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Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co... by lotsofpulp on Friday April 30, 2021 @10:49AM (#26994153)
> 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 (#26994564)
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.

Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co... by ianai on Friday April 30, 2021 @11:30AM (#26994719)
They should offer a few beefier, higher margin devices. I'd pay for no load times, for instance.