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Fox to buy Roku
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Re: Fox to buy Roku
#112Timed my move from Roku devices to Apple TV just right it appears.
Only a matter of time before enshittification comes for Apple TV.
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#113So what are the alternatives? I have mostly Frame TVs and a projector. I always loved the Roku experience, it really felt like the best media player software, they just kept improving it, and having all TVs on the ecosystem made it even better. One app for virtual remotes, bluetooth listening, searching with your phone keyboard, etc. I don't want to go back to the Frame's software. I really like the Backdrops app and…
> So what are the alternatives?
A dumb TV you can buy for cheap on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist with an Nvidia Shield or a similar streaming device running Android.
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#114I'm going to assume now that Fox will ruin Roku. Any suggestions for replacement devices?
A dumb TV you can buy for cheap on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist with an Nvidia Shield or a similar streaming device running Android.
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#115Ok, so now that Roku is dead, what alternatives do we have?
A dumb TV you can buy for cheap on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist with an Nvidia Shield or a similar streaming device running Android.
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#116I had to look to see whether this was NewsCorp Fox or Disney Fox. In the 00s I did some contract work at Fox Filmed Entertainment (the part of the company later bought by Disney) which was introduced during interviews as Fox Filmed Entertainment We Have Nothing To Do With Fox News.
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#117I can't really see this ending well for the end user, however well it does/doesn't end for the stakeholders.
I thought Roku took off due to their focus on the streaming platform itself, and being agnostic to the streaming services that could be accessed via that platform. Having one specific content producer buy that platform feels like it destroys or devalues the USP of the platform, at least from the point of view of the consumer/end-user.
Or is this just another step in the relentless enshittification of all services?
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#118Where is anti-trust in this country? Absolutely absurd the levels of media consolidation we’re seeing under billionaires right now.
Media consolidation is actively encouraged by the current regime in the US because it lets them have more control.
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#119I used Rokus for years (happily) but they slowly began to degrade the experience with ads on their home screen (that were often not appropriate for children). Due to an unrelated project that required me to purchase an AppleTV I was quickly amazed at how much better their product was. Fast and clean. Never going back.