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Re:Ask HN: Abandoned/dead projects you think died before the... by dheera on Saturday October 11, 2025 @11:19PM (#45554893)
Isn't it "Google TV Streamer" now?
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Re:Ask HN: Abandoned/dead projects you think died before the... by bxparks on Saturday October 11, 2025 @11:26PM (#45554940)
From what I can tell (since I am just finding out about this today), they stopped manufacturing the old Chromecast hardware, and at some point, will stop supporting the old devices. The old devices may stop working in the future, for example, because they sunset the servers. Like their thermostats. Who knows?
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Re:Ask HN: Abandoned/dead projects you think died before the... by dheera on Sunday October 12, 2025 @12:33AM (#45555255)
I wish there was some law that requires open-sourcing firmware and flashing tools if a company decides to EOL a product ...
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