Re:Spoofing the Samsung Smart TV Internet Check
by AnthonyMouse on Sunday April 20, 2014 @07:38PM
(#7618900)
> I don't know about you, but I consider myself an above-average tech consumer and I value simplicity and if companies can manage to keep my TV functional for the next 5-7 years with all of my services, then it is money well spent.
The problem with "smart TV" is that it's inherently a conflict of interest. It would be great if Samsung sold a TV with SamsungOS on it and if I don't like it or they stop supporting it I could easily replace it with Android or Ubuntu, but they don't sell that. Because they want to spam your TV with ads and force you to buy a new one on their schedule.
It's obvious why they want to sell it that way. It's not obvious why anyone should want to buy it that way.
The problem with "smart TV" is that it's inherently a conflict of interest. It would be great if Samsung sold a TV with SamsungOS on it and if I don't like it or they stop supporting it I could easily replace it with Android or Ubuntu, but they don't sell that. Because they want to spam your TV with ads and force you to buy a new one on their schedule.
It's obvious why they want to sell it that way. It's not obvious why anyone should want to buy it that way.