return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoRoku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TVarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkRoku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TVarstechnica.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarePostaL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 months agoRemember when Netflix started showing ads on a paid plan, and everybody was saying they’ll quit. “Haha! Look how Netflix will be thrown into the hole with Blockbuster, so nobody will follow.” So, where are we today? Everybody starts doing it, and Netflix is better than it was then. Yeah, you’ll have to forgive me for not being so sure Roku will eat too much shit over this, and that more companies will not follow. I see Samsung’s boner from here.
minus-squareAux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·7 months agoOthers won’t follow because patents.
minus-squareAux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·7 months agoHow many game developers licenced mini games during loading screen patent?
Remember when Netflix started showing ads on a paid plan, and everybody was saying they’ll quit.
“Haha! Look how Netflix will be thrown into the hole with Blockbuster, so nobody will follow.”
So, where are we today? Everybody starts doing it, and Netflix is better than it was then.
Yeah, you’ll have to forgive me for not being so sure Roku will eat too much shit over this, and that more companies will not follow.
I see Samsung’s boner from here.
Others won’t follow because patents.
Patents can be licensed …
How many game developers licenced mini games during loading screen patent?