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Yeah, we’ve just entered the world where you will get shown ads if you don’t pay more. There will always be some top price point that has an ad-free experience available because the Koch brothers won’t stand for ads.

Are the ads only on the versions that cost $99, or are they on the $500 and $1000 models? Did the hardware significantly change for the price point, or did the ad-free price point rise?



> There will always be some top price point that has an ad-free experience available because the Koch brothers won’t stand for ads.

I'm not sure that's true. I've seen a lot of very rich people far more tolerant of ads than I am. Maybe because for them the problem is more "what interesting thing is there to buy" than "what should I buy with limited funds"


And the only difference between those models is the software most likely. Jailbreaking TVs when?


Exactly, it’s a form of rent-seeking on the object you buy. Pay off your expected lifetime value up front at some discount, or suffer ads as you go.


Will they function if you just cut off their internet?




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