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Re:Roku tells customers it is unable to strike a deal with Y... by unethical_ban on Thursday October 21, 2021 @01:19PM (#28947775)
I suppose the question is, what incentive do Apple or Google or Amazon have to put their content on a competitor's hardware? Moreover, pay to get it on Roku?

People are going to buy the hardware that has the content they want. I feel like the big three are squeezing Roku out.

Should legislation be written to require content and hardware platforms be separate? That Apple TV should have to be available for Shield and Roku, and that Youtube TV be allowed on Apple and Roku?

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Re:Roku tells customers it is unable to strike a deal with Y... by Mindwipe on Friday October 22, 2021 @07:04AM (#28955748)
> Should legislation be written to require content and hardware platforms be separate?

There are literally thousands of platforms and devices, all with little bespoke niggles. Who's going to pay for that?

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