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nunzy said:

Samsung has already copied taking away the home button. They have no shame..

Because the stupid USPTO puts patents of big companies up on public display. Samsung has been doing this for a decade.

Soli said:

Is Android even idealized for tablet use yet?

I thought people stopped using iPad knockoffs?

I couldn't stop facepalming when I saw the first episode was a mini ad for Google. You read that right... Watch it for yourself!

Bravo for admitting it! Now to get Google to admit this along with how much they don't care about their customers.

seanismorris said:

You’d think someone would buy Roku (the company)...

Roku gets good reviews, and I’ve heard it’s a superior device.

I wonder what Disney + Roku would look like...  Disney has tons of content, and old content that they could throw in for free; while monetizing new movies and shows.  They also has ESPN, which they have not transitioned very well to the digital age.

Superior to what? The crappy android tv streamers? It's not a great device and is just another "me too" device following Apple's lead.

Jessee Michael said:

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.

Not even close. I had to deal with a Roku while house sitting and you'd have to pay ME to use it. I'm used to the futuristic Apple TV Siri Remote and its simplicity so searching on Roku was a PAIN. It would take me about 45 seconds with latency and clicking buttons just to move over a letter where it would take me maybe 5 seconds using voice on Siri or 15 seconds swiping. Roku was such a pain I stopped using search.

Also so many ADS.

nunzy said:

vonbrick said:

bshank said:

rogifan_new said:

matrix077 said:

This’s gonna be fun. 

Spotify boasting about its user is not different than Google boasting about Android activations 8 years ago. Quantity not quality. 

Spotify isn’t a quality service? Based on what?

Considering AM is the default music app on every iOS device it would be embarrassing for Apple if it didn’t take over Spotify.

Are such histrionics really necessary?

bshank:  Dude...AppleInsider is fed and fueled on the histrionics of, uh, 'enthusiastic' fans of a few tech outfits but mostly of (and understandably so) those items bearing the Apple logo.  Are you new around here?

DED is a hero to AI readers.

We live in a world where if someone tells the truth they're mocked.