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Or just use a device and content delivery platform that isn't developed by a content producer... like Roku, Kodi, etc.
by nwah1 9y ago
Or just use a device and content delivery platform that isn't developed by a content producer... like Roku, Kodi, etc.
- WorldMaker 9y agoWhat's to say Google doesn't pull YouTube API access from Roku or Kodi next? This salvo at Amazon isn't their first, and may not be their last.
- nwah1 9y agoBest way to prevent this kind of content hoarding is to support neutral platforms.
- WorldMaker 9y agoHow does that actually prevent anything? Using Roku/Kodi to consume YouTube doesn't stop YouTube from content hoarding, and YouTube from having all the power in the relationship. You using a Roku doesn't have any bearing if a content creator is releasing to YouTube. Yes, it would be great if there was a more neutral video sharing platform than YouTube, but it's not "you the consumer" that gets the power to choose that. Not to mention that today's neutral consumer platform is tomorrow's acquisition target. You can scamper from platform to platform, of course, but again, you don't really have much in the way of power in those relationships either.
- nwah1 9y agoIt helps by lowering the cost of acquiring new sources of content. The suggestion of buying both a fire stick and a chromecast is expensive and cumbersome. Downloading an app on Kodi or Roku is free and easy. And Kodi, in particular, being open source isn't an acquisition target. The point is to prevent being locked in, and shut out of good content from independent sources.
- therealmarv 9y agoRoku is a local US thing (cannot get that in Europe) and Kodi is not a match for Chromecast and/or Fire TV and I never want to think or spend too much of installing the right stuff on my "TV box".