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Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co... by michaelt on Friday April 30, 2021 @12:05PM (#26995242)
> As we can see in this case, there's apparently lots of pressure from service providers not to be just a dumb, neutral piece of hardware.

I assumed it was the opposite: Roku decided, instead of merely selling neutral hardware, they'd make themselves some extra money by charging streaming services.

And that naturally means services disappearing - if Service A is paying you $1/user/month and you'd like them to pay you $2/user/month you gotta remove their app until they cough up.

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Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co... by zucker42 on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:43PM (#26999754)
According to Roku, the reason for this conflict is demands Google made about the hardware in Roku devices and how Roku handles search results with YouTube open. A Roku representative claimed they ask for not $1 of financial compensation. Of course, they could be lying, but Google hasn't provided an alternate reason.
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