>the phone/browser lock-in is largely due to lack of a standardized and open protocol to stream content in this manner. I feel like the thing you are describin

>the phone/browser lock-in is largely due to lack of a standardized and open protocol to stream content in this manner. I feel like the thing you are describing as lock-in is, in a critical sense, quite the opposite. It gave you the power to make a dumb TV into a versatile streaming system that's not locked down and beholden to Smart TV software.