Re:Reviews of Android TV launcher after Google added ads to ...
by ocdtrekkie on Saturday June 26, 2021 @04:07PM
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Indeed. It's hard to sympathize with people upset about ads when they bought a platform made by an ad company. The outcome was obvious here.
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Re:Reviews of Android TV launcher after Google added ads to ...
by frereubu on Saturday June 26, 2021 @04:20PM
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This is pretty unsympathetic, and tacitly assumes that everyone has an understanding of the tech ecosystem.
Re:Reviews of Android TV launcher after Google added ads to ...
by LordDragonfang on Saturday June 26, 2021 @04:15PM
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The majority of people on the planet have phones running an OS made by the same ad company, and they'd be rightfully pissed if their home screens were suddenly was dominated by ads.
Re:Reviews of Android TV launcher after Google added ads to ...
by thiht on Saturday June 26, 2021 @04:13PM
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I bought a Sony TV, not a Google one. I would have expected Sony to disallow this somehow.
Re:Reviews of Android TV launcher after Google added ads to ...
by josefx on Saturday June 26, 2021 @04:29PM
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As far as I understand Googles Play Store comes with a viral license that forces preferential treatment for Google services on all Android devices made by a manufacturer unless they are sold in a country where that kind of anti competitive behavior is not tolerated. Basically Sonys choice is let Google rape its customers or kill all its Android based products over night.