Counterpoint to “chromecast as successful product”, I’ve been given/gifted in promotional stuff… more physical chromecast dongle/devices… than the number of tim

Counterpoint to “chromecast as successful product”, I’ve been given/gifted in promotional stuff… more physical chromecast dongle/devices… than the number of times I’ve ever used a chromecast. I use Apple and iOS devices because I have to do iOS development for work… I use Linux and Windows where they make sense and I live a cross platform lifestyle… but I think I’ve actively used a chromecast once in my entire life, because it’s never been better than plugging my own shit into a hdmi port with a cable from my bag… Whats the point beyond TVs that aren’t smart? (Mine isn’t smart… but I’ve got an Apple TV as a dev device for testing.) Is there a point beyond that? I’m genuinely curious as someone that’s given away literally a dozen chromecast dongles because I give zero fucks about the Google ecosystem of lock in garbage that might be abandoned tomorrow… oh and fuck attaching physical spyware dongles to my home network… cannot emphasise that enough.