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> And for what? A couple of dollars of side revenue. And whole lot of customer hatred. Don't forget that the HN crowd is not your average consumer. Most people
by LeonM 5y ago
> And for what? A couple of dollars of side revenue. And whole lot of customer hatred.
Don't forget that the HN crowd is not your average consumer. Most people don't care, or don't seem to have issues with the ads. They just want the best TV they can afford in terms of size and picture quality.
With companies this big, who have been in the consumer electronics market for decades, you can be sure that every decision (like putting ads in a menu) is tested over and over. Obviously Samsung knows that they will loose a tiny percentage of the enthusiast market by placing ads. But the margin on the sale of a TV is pretty slim anyways, and multiple years of ad income for every sold unit is probably worth losing a small fraction of your audience.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 5y agoSo funny story. I have two wifis in our house ( one piholed, one not ). One day my wife comes up to me asks me why there are ads on her game now ( she was using pihole all this time ). Edit: Turns out cable was pulled. People notice, but you have to re-condition them. I know adless hulu and netflix did their part in that fight.
- MereInterest 5y ago> Most people don't care, or don't seem to have issues with the ads. There's a difference between enjoying the current state and accepting the current state. A few years ago, while helping my grandmother find something online, I asked if she would want an adblocker installed. After explaining what it was, and what the effect was, she was over the moon for it. Ads are noticed by everyone, and are pretty universally despised. The difference is that you and I know that there are options, while less techy relatives assume that nothing can be changed.
- deergomoo 5y agoI generally agree, but they put that crap on TVs that cost well into the thousands. Surely it’s only enthusiasts buying those?