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Indeed. It's hard to sympathize with people upset about ads when they bought a platform made by an ad company. The outcome was obvious here.
by ocdtrekkie 5y ago
Indeed. It's hard to sympathize with people upset about ads when they bought a platform made by an ad company. The outcome was obvious here.
- thiht 5y agoI bought a Sony TV, not a Google one. I would have expected Sony to disallow this somehow.
- josefx 5y agoAs far as I understand Googles Play Store comes with a viral license that forces preferential treatment for Google services on all Android devices made by a manufacturer unless they are sold in a country where that kind of anti competitive behavior is not tolerated. Basically Sonys choice is let Google rape its customers or kill all its Android based products over night.
- LordDragonfang 5y agoThe majority of people on the planet have phones running an OS made by the same ad company, and they'd be rightfully pissed if their home screens were suddenly was dominated by ads.
- frereubu 5y agoThis is pretty unsympathetic, and tacitly assumes that everyone has an understanding of the tech ecosystem.
- pier25 5y agoApple products are luxury items for the vast majority of people in the world.
- timeinput 5y agoI didn't realize nVidia was an ad company. Their business model sure has changed.