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Re:Vizio makes more money spying on people who buy TVs than ... by mattmanser on Sunday November 14, 2021 @01:33PM (#29219299)
Do lots of people know this?

TVs get magically cheaper, is anyone asking why? They just buy it.

It's not on the box. It's not on the price sticker.

Re:Vizio makes more money spying on people who buy TVs than ... by raytube on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:08AM (#29224284)
They could make tube tellies for peanuts given mass production. And I would suspect the same is true for LCDs, and even oleds given time. A rasp pi can be had for under £10. The packaging, manual, and remote becomes the expensive part. Not including r and d, support etc. But a move to open electronics/software could help here.

They have even ripped amps and speakers out of units, so they can monetize soundbars.

I had read that Google subsidized android devices, something like £30 a piece. So understand there is additional value in data sells. Edit: It may not have been android, but nokia's fork of Firefoxos on something like the banana phone.