Anyone remembers the spats between Google and Amazon that resulted in the YouTube app being removed from Amazon Fire sticks temporarily?
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adam_y@lemmy.world 2 years ago
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DoomBot5@lemmy.world 2 years ago
BlueLineBae@midwest.social 2 years ago
I just found out yesterday that you can’t cast from a pixel to a fire stick. It was the first time I tried and I thought it was broken. Nope, just Google being petty.
Sprucie@feddit.uk 2 years ago
Genuine question, is it Google being petty or Amazon not supporting the protocol?
Tanoh@lemm.ee 2 years ago
The chromecast protocol is not open, it is just built into android so available to all apps (for now…) And only chrome on PC supports it (surprise!)
jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world 2 years ago
True, it seems we live in an oligarchy.
cmbabul@lemmy.world 2 years ago
No one less than former US President Jimmy Carter has said as much
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Idk I’ve said it and I’m far less than that legend.
WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Seems
This is an inevitability when economic power is functionally political power. It bleeds our democracy out and hurts everyone (including the billionaires - not that I’m inclined to care and their willfully self-inflicted suffering).