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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 02:52:20 JST Ars Technica

   After luring customers with low prices, Amazon stuffs Fire TVs with ads

   OEMs are increasingly focused on using TVs as a way to show customers ads.

   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/after-luring-customers-with-low-prices-amazon-stuffs-fire-tvs-with-ads/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • ethagnawl (ethagnawl@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 02:53:26 JST ethagnawl

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     @arstechnica Jeff Bezos can pry my CRTs out of my cold, dead hands.

   • YurkshireLad (yurkshirelad@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 02:54:19 JST YurkshireLad

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     @arstechnica I’m shocked! Shocked, I tell you!

   • Andreas M. Heitmann :batman: (andyger@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 02:58:57 JST Andreas M. Heitmann :batman:

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     @arstechnica Go get yourself an Apple TV. No ads included and it's the best device for streaming ...

   • Jeremiah (snoopfrog@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 03:12:09 JST Jeremiah

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     @arstechnica On top of some of the weakest hardware for TVs in the market, ads make it an incredibly slow experience overall. I made the mistake of buying one about a year ago for my home gym, and I won't cut corners like that again.

   • spikederailed (spikederailed@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:46:30 JST spikederailed

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     @arstechnica you think you've hit peak enshifitication, and yet, that goalpost just moves further away.