Jessee Michael

I'll admit, even with Fire Sticks and an Apple TV, our 4 y/o Roku is still our go-to device. Simple to navigate, easy to search, great little remote (even though I use a Harmony more often), and the ability to connect headphones to the remote is pure genius. I am more than happy to be a product so they can be profitable. Any advertising they do on the system isn't intrusive at all.

The privacy issue with Google and Amazon concern me a bit (we have two Alexa's), but damn if they don't work way better than Siri does. Apple has totally dropped the ball on this, IMO. I only use my AppleTV for iTunes purchases and mirroring, because our 3 y/o Roku is still far easier to use and doesn't drop signals like ATV does. I'm afraid these units are still just after-thoughts, instead of products with iPhone-like attention behind them.

As someone who does business in China at the factory level – and while CERTAINLY not trying to defend bad working conditions – many workers come from the outer provinces and prefer to work as many hours as possible, to make as much money as possible to send home or bring back with them. The overtime pay, which is relatively recent, is something many workers hope for. I know of a factory that simply shut off the power so that workers could not stay for overtime shifts. We can't just put 21st century benefits on a country that was hardly in the 19th century not so long ago.