Monty Solomon posted:
http://fortune.com/2017/05/27/roku-ceo-anthony-wood-streaming/
Here's a weird quote:
"One thing that helps Roku stand out is the fact that, unlike many of its
biggest rivals, the Los Gatos, Calif.-based tech company relies solely on deals
with outside content producers. In other words, Roku doesn't make its own
original programming, in contrast with Amazon, Google's YouTube, and others.
That means it can stay neutral when it comes to carrying streaming apps and the
content it markets to users."
Cool! Then, why is there any need to collude with the content producers? Does
Dell have to collude with content producers? Do PCs have to collude with every
web site out there, to be able to have them show up on their browsers? I sure
hope not.
Even the side business of selling ads doesn't necessarily have to involve
collusion. It would be a real shame if the Internet devolved this way, where
device makers have to collude with the owners of content, to make darned sure
that users only have a very limited choices among all that's out there on the
Internet. For the benefit of the few.
Bert
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