Google profits plummet 27 percent in Q3 2022 earnings report

Re:Google profits plummet 27 percent in Q3 2022 earnings report by hbn on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @03:01PM (#33347888)

> Why would I stay with Google if my loyalty counts for nothing?

Sure, I'll go get my ad-free YouTube from the competition

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Re:Google profits plummet 27 percent in Q3 2022 earnings report by blibble on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @03:15PM (#33348047)

the competition is a github page with a patched youtube app

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Re:Google profits plummet 27 percent in Q3 2022 earnings report by hbn on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @03:17PM (#33348081)

Not every platform has an ad blocker or patched app solution.

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Re:Google profits plummet 27 percent in Q3 2022 earnings report by blibble on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @03:21PM (#33348121)

android and ios do

that leaves crappy settop boxes

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Re:Google profits plummet 27 percent in Q3 2022 earnings report by anikom15 on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @03:57PM (#33348574)

I just set up my TV as a second monitor so I can watch YouTube on a normal web browser (with uBlock Origin) on it.

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Re:Google profits plummet 27 percent in Q3 2022 earnings report by hbn on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @04:05PM (#33348650)

iOS has an ad-free YouTube app? Or do you mean a Safari adblocker and then watching all your YouTube in Safari where the experience sucks? What if I want to AirPlay? What about Chromecast?

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Re:Google profits plummet 27 percent in Q3 2022 earnings report by blibble on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @04:57PM (#33349330)

> iOS has an ad-free YouTube app?

yes

> What if I want to AirPlay? What about Chromecast?

"that leaves crappy settop boxes"

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Re:Google profits plummet 27 percent in Q3 2022 earnings report by verisimilitudes on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @03:12PM (#33348023)

Watching advertisements is completely optional.

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