• Pennomi@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The shitty thing about all this is that the products would be cheaper and more reliable if they didn’t have these features.

    • Iced Raktajino@startrek.websiteOP
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      1 year ago

      Largely, yeah. Though i’m not sure about big screen TVs. Supposedly they’re sold at a loss and make up for it in ad sales, but not sure if they sell below cost to manufacture or just for less upfront profit (likely the latter)

      • jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 year ago

        They could give away the tvs if the damn things are running ads and make the money back in a month.

      • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        Which is why I haven’t bought a new TV in about five years. I just buy old used TVs that have absolutely no new features on them and do not connect to anything.