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> I trust that Netflix will update its app because I pay them every month I pay each month for the WWE Network, yet last week the app stopped working, with a "
by darrenf 7y ago
> I trust that Netflix will update its app because I pay them every month
I pay each month for the WWE Network, yet last week the app stopped working, with a "no longer supported" message, on my 2013 Samsung TV.
- wayoutthere 7y agoOh, I totally agree that a lot of smaller services (including most of the cable / TV companies) stopped building apps. IMO it’s only worth it for global services because smart TV apps are far more heavily used in Asia and Europe. The client I worked for (a big US cable provider) killed all their smart TV apps when they realized they were spending ~$500k a year on a bunch of apps that were being used by maybe 3,000 people a month. They do continue to support apps for external devices like Roku and Fire TV.
- TheHypnotist 7y agoHulu didn't work on my Samsung for the first 3-4 months. One day they updated and it did. I started using FireTV because of it. There are so many better options than built in smart options.
- codedokode 7y agoTV software developers are probably learning from HTML/JS developers who support only whatever version of Safari they have on their macbook. Their sites also don't work in browsers released in 2013.