@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 6 months agoRoku wants to patent the ability to display ads when consoles connected to its TVs are pausedwww.videogameschronicle.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down14
arrow-up1190arrow-down1external-linkRoku wants to patent the ability to display ads when consoles connected to its TVs are pausedwww.videogameschronicle.com@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 6 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareoriginaluciferlinkfedilink30•6 months agowhew, thanks roku! for a awhile there i thought i might use one of your products. no longer a thought.
minus-squareRefurbished RefurbisherlinkfedilinkEnglish9•edit-26 months agoThe forced arbitration EULA, ads on the homescreen, and prevention of installing your own apps didn’t already convince you?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoThey sell their TVs at a loss because they anticipate making money back via advertising, so don’t feel bad about buying a cheap 4k TV. It literally costs them money!* *As long as you don’t connect it to the internet for some dumb reason
whew, thanks roku! for a awhile there i thought i might use one of your products. no longer a thought.
The forced arbitration EULA, ads on the homescreen, and prevention of installing your own apps didn’t already convince you?
They sell their TVs at a loss because they anticipate making money back via advertising, so don’t feel bad about buying a cheap 4k TV. It literally costs them money!*
*As long as you don’t connect it to the internet for some dumb reason