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Google Is Pulling YouTube Off the Fire TV and Echo Show

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Re: Google Is Pulling YouTube Off the Fire TV and Echo Show

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Post by mooman219 »

GabrielF00 wrote: post #4

Is there precedent for a company restricting access to its website by a competitor's device for competitive reasons?

One example is when Google got the third party YouTube app removed from the Windows Store. Google had refused to make a decent YouTube port on the store, and so a very well made third party one was introduced. It had all the features that YouTube Red boasts today, but it didn't support ads. This was not because the developers were trying to make a play on Google, but because there wasn't an API to serve ads. They mentioned they were more than happy to comply, but were served a C&D and the app was killed.

Re: Google Is Pulling YouTube Off the Fire TV and Echo Show

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Post by syshum »

RIMR wrote: post #9
bitsoda wrote: post #6

You know what, good for Google. I hate to sound like a child, but Amazon fired the first salvo by dropping the Chromecast a few years back. This move only seems fair.

Amazon removing the Chromecast from their store was, if anything, verification at the Fire TV was not a product that could succeed on its own. I love my Chromecast and I buy new models directly from Google, because no matter what Amazon says I know the difference between Google's product, and Amazon's copycat version of it.

If they would give me an actual controller for the chromecast I might consider it

I have no desire to control my TV with my phone.

I may look into Roku as an alternative to FireTV now though,

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Post by lixardz »

inthewoods wrote: post #3

The big winner in this would seem, to me, to be Roku - one of those rare cases where being independent actually helps.

roku is freaking terrible. have you even used one? compared to the seamlessness that chromecast plus the price, why would you use anything else.

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Post by mcintyre1994 »

organsnyder wrote: post #20
dazc wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, for me at least, amazon's copycat worked first time out of the box. Chromecast, alas, turned out to be an expensive plastic brick.

What issues did you encounter? And how can you call a $35 device "expensive"?

My brother took his to uni and couldn't log into the Wifi - I assume he has to enter uni credentials for it and the Chromecast doesn't support that Wifi authentication model.

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Post by rubyfan »

syshum wrote: post #23
RIMR wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Amazon removing the Chromecast from their store was, if anything, verification at the Fire TV was not a product that could succeed on its own. I love my Chromecast and I buy new models directly from Google, because no matter what Amazon says I know the difference between Google's product, and Amazon's copycat version of it.

If they would give me an actual controller for the chromecast I might consider it I have no desire to control my TV with my phone. I may look into Roku as an alternative to FireTV now though,

I love the Roku. It’s a competitor to the AppleTV in our house. Great device.

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Post by syshum »

lixardz wrote: post #25
inthewoods wrote: post #3

The big winner in this would seem, to me, to be Roku - one of those rare cases where being independent actually helps.

roku is freaking terrible. have you even used one? compared to the seamlessness that chromecast plus the price, why would you use anything else.

>>seamlessness that chromecast

how is it seamless, I want a independent device to watch videos on, not a device that have to connect with my phone, tablet or pc then "cast" video to it.

I want a self contained video streaming device with its own physical remote, processor and OS that does not need anything else but a internet connection

Roku and FireTV are different classes of Devices than a ChromeCast

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Post by clintonb »

syshum wrote: post #23
RIMR wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Amazon removing the Chromecast from their store was, if anything, verification at the Fire TV was not a product that could succeed on its own. I love my Chromecast and I buy new models directly from Google, because no matter what Amazon says I know the difference between Google's product, and Amazon's copycat version of it.

If they would give me an actual controller for the chromecast I might consider it I have no desire to control my TV with my phone. I may look into Roku as an alternative to FireTV now though,

I am happy with my Roku Streaming Stick. I have access to every major media provider except Apple and Spotify (who neutered their app earlier this year). My biggest complaint (which isn't applicable to most users) is the limited SDK. I imagine this is why many of the basic video apps look alike.
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