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Re:Tuition costs have risen 710% since 1983 (1200% since 198... by spondylosaurus on Monday July 10, 2023 @01:19PM (#36669537)
It probably helps that smart TVs provide one of the most lucrative environments for selling ads... although tbh I don't know if the hardware manufacturers get any kickback on that, but the people who develop the software where ads are shown almost certainly do.
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Re:Tuition costs have risen 710% since 1983 (1200% since 198... by delfinom on Monday July 10, 2023 @01:22PM (#36669597)
They all develop their own smart tv functionality, originally at least. That was how they captured that ad revenue. The Vizio CEO actually stated the margins were non-existent but made up on the smart tv garbage.

There obviously is a different arrangement when you have companies like TCL putting in Google TV.

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