Comment on Roku lays off 300 workers and removes streaming content to save money
greybeard@lemmy.one 9 months agoA popular and powerful device for streaming other services. And direct integration in certain TVs as the “Smart” OS. Streaming was something they tried to build their offering and widen their reach when Google and Apple started getting decent streaming boxes themselves and TV manufacturers started having usable(while still bad) smart OSs.
fishpen0@lemmy.world 9 months ago
This market is getting saturated fast. Apple TV, Fire TV both pair directly to at least one first class streaming service as they are developed by the same company. Chromecast is still hanging on. Plex offers streaming content now as part of Plex pass. Cable tv boxes can now also do native streaming to select services. Major TV brands are dropping the Roku OS to roll their own shitty android port.
I personally moved to the Apple TV because it’s the only one probably not selling my data and isn’t constantly griping at me with some kind of upsell like the Roku and Fire Tv
Montagge@kbin.social 9 months ago
I setup a mini pc with Linux Mint to act as a streaming device that has worked great!
holycrapwtfatheism@kbin.social 9 months ago
Also the nvidia shield. It does what roku does but better and offers more.
ares35@kbin.social 9 months ago
roku is more than just the hardware, or even the 'app' platform (where i'm guessing most of their revenue comes from). they have original content and a decent ad-supported service of their own. and you don't need their device to watch.. works in browser.
snooggums@kbin.social 9 months ago
You contradict yourself.
ripcord@kbin.social 9 months ago
You say that like something has happened recently to make it more crowded.
Roku is the leader in this space and they barely have any new competition that they didnt have 5 years ago.