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Google has responded to a request for comment from The Verge. We’re excited to bring more content to Chromecast and would like to support all types of apps, in

Google has responded to a request for comment from The Verge. We’re excited to bring more content to Chromecast and would like to support all types of apps, including those for local content. It's still early days for the Google Cast SDK, which we just released in developer preview for early development and testing only. We expect that the SDK will continue to change before we launch out of developer preview, and want to provide a great experience for users and developers before making the SDK and additional apps more broadly available.

hobbified 13y ago
Which is a disingenuous answer since he's not even using the SDK. The ChromeCast at least notionally supports an open protocol (DIAL). Only it doesn't, because if you try to use it with software other than Google's, it breaks.
- magicalist 13y ago
  > The ChromeCast at least notionally supports an open protocol (DIAL). Only it doesn't, because if you try to use it with software other than Google's, it breaks. I believe that's just called "it doesn't support that protocol".
moreentropy 13y ago
A real response would be "we blocked this app because $reason". This is just corporate BS. Great experience my ass.
nivla 13y ago
> We expect that the SDK will continue to change before we launch out of developer preview, and want to provide a great experience for users and developers before making the SDK and additional apps more broadly available. Then why are they offering it in retail stores like best buy? Sucks that you buy something for feature X and few days later an update comes through getting rid of it. Does anyone know how hard is it to reverse this update?
- ajross 13y ago
  To be glib: the remedy implemented in the market for buying a device in a retail store that doesn't quite do what you want is just to return it and get your $35 back. Once you get to prices this low, the idea of "service" becomes somewhat different. It does what it does. We won't get traction with Google by whining about this sort of thing.
  - IanCal 13y ago
    But it does exactly what it was advertised to do, why should you expect money back because you wanted more?
    - ajross 13y ago
      Again, in retail expecting "money back" because of a mistake in understanding the product is a normal part of doing business. "This shirt doesn't fit me." "Sorry, my husband wanted one in the other color." "I thought I could stream torrented files with it". The point is that the distinction doesn't matter, so any argument (for or against) predicated on what the buyer expects or what the seller advertised is limited to the ability to refund the purchase price -- it's a dumb argument, basically. It does what it does.
- zmmmmm 13y ago
  The SDK is not in Best Buy. The ChromeCast works great for the advertised functions that it comes with.
- untog 13y ago
  Because the product is advertised as working with Netflix and YouTube. And it does.
- abraham 13y ago
  > Sucks that you buy something for feature X and few days later an update comes through getting rid of it. You really shouldn't buy products because of an un-official feature hidden in a preview of a developer SDK.

hobbified 13y ago

Which is a disingenuous answer since he's not even using the SDK. The ChromeCast at least notionally supports an open protocol (DIAL). Only it doesn't, because if you try to use it with software other than Google's, it breaks.

magicalist 13y ago
> The ChromeCast at least notionally supports an open protocol (DIAL). Only it doesn't, because if you try to use it with software other than Google's, it breaks. I believe that's just called "it doesn't support that protocol".

moreentropy 13y ago

A real response would be "we blocked this app because $reason". This is just corporate BS. Great experience my ass.

nivla 13y ago

> We expect that the SDK will continue to change before we launch out of developer preview, and want to provide a great experience for users and developers before making the SDK and additional apps more broadly available. Then why are they offering it in retail stores like best buy? Sucks that you buy something for feature X and few days later an update comes through getting rid of it. Does anyone know how hard is it to reverse this update?

ajross 13y ago
To be glib: the remedy implemented in the market for buying a device in a retail store that doesn't quite do what you want is just to return it and get your $35 back. Once you get to prices this low, the idea of "service" becomes somewhat different. It does what it does. We won't get traction with Google by whining about this sort of thing.
- IanCal 13y ago
  But it does exactly what it was advertised to do, why should you expect money back because you wanted more?
  - ajross 13y ago
    Again, in retail expecting "money back" because of a mistake in understanding the product is a normal part of doing business. "This shirt doesn't fit me." "Sorry, my husband wanted one in the other color." "I thought I could stream torrented files with it". The point is that the distinction doesn't matter, so any argument (for or against) predicated on what the buyer expects or what the seller advertised is limited to the ability to refund the purchase price -- it's a dumb argument, basically. It does what it does.
zmmmmm 13y ago
The SDK is not in Best Buy. The ChromeCast works great for the advertised functions that it comes with.
untog 13y ago
Because the product is advertised as working with Netflix and YouTube. And it does.
abraham 13y ago
> Sucks that you buy something for feature X and few days later an update comes through getting rid of it. You really shouldn't buy products because of an un-official feature hidden in a preview of a developer SDK.