▲ 85 ▼ Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors. (arstechnica.com) submitted 1 week ago by along_the_road@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 week ago (1 child) The same could be said for TVs. "Why does the TV need apps if I'm just gonna connect an Apple TV box to it?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 week ago* Because someone thought that people would like a TV where the functionality of an Apple TV box is built in, so you wouldn't need one. And on paper, that indeed would be pretty neat. Then inevitably, capitalism happened and enshittified that idea in a heartbeat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 week ago* Because someone thought that people would like a TV where the functionality of an Apple TV box is built in, so you wouldn't need one. And on paper, that indeed would be pretty neat. Then inevitably, capitalism happened and enshittified that idea in a heartbeat. permalink fedilink source parent