RIP. Both Google and Microsoft make it hard for me as a consumer to trust buying into any of their products. I never know when I’m going to be rugged.
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These tech giants might seem similar but they are actually quite different.
Based on their revenues:
  • Google is an advertising company.
  • Microsoft is a software company.
  • Apple is a hardware company.
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The life arc for them always bends toward rug, because they only have one real product and everything else is a trap. Done with all of it....well almost dead to me.
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51 sats \ 0 replies \ @gmd 19 Aug
You would think there would be a way for them to spin these off as separate profitable companies instead of just killing them off :/ ...
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i would start hosting on jellyfin or even plex as an alternative if you are looking for a streaming setup
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Used to use PLEX but I need to check out jellyfin. Thank you.
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41 sats \ 1 reply \ @nichro 18 Aug
Almost had a seizure after opening that page. Sent me right back to Geocities for a second.
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Lol. I should put a warning on it fair point.
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93 sats \ 2 replies \ @guts 18 Aug
Any Android TV device like the Walmart Onn Stick can do streaming like the classic Chromecast. Depends your needs, I find the Onn Pro 2024 a better option than the Google Streamer, but my Shield Pro is still rocking.
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Shield has had a legendary run
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @guts 18 Aug
And had frequent support and updates than any Android device. Let's hope Nvidia considers a new replacement.
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Car 18 Aug
The world is centralizing, next comes removing "certain" content and "certain" creators on YouTube.
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I will try out plex
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That's why they did this:
You can just connect a pixel 8 or later to your TV.
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stackers have outlawed this. turn on wild west mode in your /settings to see outlawed content.