This won’t be the case as soon as companies figure out how to embed always-on 5G cellular modems. They may not have the bandwidth to do software updates, but they can probably squeeze analytics into even the weakest cell reception spots.

"I hate ads. Hm, I know, I'll use Google products!"

I’ve not once been shown an ad just for using a Chromecast, so I guess it’s relative.

Google tv on my nVidia shield is now showing ads on the Home Screen. I don’t think it’s nVidias doing though, just that Google decided to show ads. I should be able to return it, just like my wink that was supposedly free for life…

If there's a company I'd want in the mix less than Vizio, it's Google.