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I'm a little behind on the drama but Google killed youtube for firetv, amazon retaliated by dropping google home products. Now it seems like they are feuding o

• LandR 8y ago
  Amazing that the bookshop and search engine are fighting over how we watch TV.
• martin_a 8y ago
  I always thought this was the other way around: Amazon dropped Google Home products in favor of their Alexa, so Google killed YouTube on FireTV to damage Amazon. To be honest that was the reason for me to get a Playstation 4, so I could watch YouTube on my TV again. (And obviously for playing some games...)
  • EastSmith 8y ago
    I am using my old (physically damaged but functional) laptop behind a TV for this and more. Works great with everything and you have full control of the content. Add a wireless keyboard (with trackpad) and you are done. Games? Use Geforce now.
    • martin_a 8y ago
      This is a good setup, too. My brother is using something like this and is quite happy with it.
    • sunstone 8y ago
      And another advantage of this approach is it allows you to lobotomize your "smart TV" so it can no longer track everything you say and do.
  • Dylan16807 8y ago
    > Amazon dropped Google Home products in favor of their Alexa There was also Google breaking the ability for Amazon products to receive Chromecast streams.
    • martin_a 8y ago
      Total "eye for an eye"-thing going on there, yeah.
• parthdesai 8y ago
  You can't even cast Amazon Prime on Chromecast :(
• handzbagz 8y ago
  It was definitely the other way round.