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This makes me curious:
Would you consider using 3rd party ink cartridges to be stealing from printer manufacturers??
Similar scenario: the printer is sold at a loss, with the expectation that you overspend on proprietary ink. If you don't buy their ink, you're not allowing them to recoup their losses; 'stealing' the profits they expected to make from you.
Why?
Disagree. Upvoted.
That’s their mistake for assuming I have an internet connection, I do but they don’t know that
Oh noo... whatever shall I do with my life!
I went into my router settings and blocked my TV from accessing my wireless network. It is nothing more than a glorified and huge monitor for my computer. If they think I'm stealing they should leave the next TV they make on the windowsill to cool off.
I haven't bought a new tv yet because i don't want a smart tv. I will never use any of those features. Probably have to shop around the used market.
Just don't connect it to the internet, and it's fine. Beware though, some of the latest models require internet connection on first boot or it will not function. So check on that before purchasing.
Most will have basic functionality without an Internet connection, but they now lock full performance behind connecting to the Internet.
I feel like this post is the one that a jurnals will be quoting when writing "In the hindsight, we should've seen that the colaps of the entire tech ineustry was inevitable" articles.
So you support that the manufacturer relies on stealing data instead of selling a good product to make money?
that is kinda true. by using their own system, you see recommendations, preinstalled apps, advertisements, and it listens to your convos. by adding these, many cases the tv becomes cheaper. if you dont use these...ummm...features, the company loses money. technicly not stealing money, but not letting them make money on you. this is pretty much the reason in my opinion, that ads are now forced on hdmi as well.
You are right. Other example of stealing that comes to mind: trying cigarette once, and never developing addiction nor cancer.
?????
is so satisfactory to steal from capitalist parasitic and decadent pigs, I would do it the rest of my life.
This isn't unpopular it's just stupid, low effort rage bait with zero effort put into justifying or explaining why you allegedly hold this opinion (you don't)
Cryin' over some of these comments, this one is masterful SMCF. Good to see you back on form.
Don't like it? Don't buy subsidized TVs /s
Yep! Just like phones and computers and many other electronics, they sell them to you at or below manufacturing cost and recoup from the EULA terms you agree to at first boot, which includes analytics.
If they really didn’t want it to work without internet they would program it that way
This is true for the Telly TV which is a free ad supported television. Not a video service, it's an actual physical television with an extra screen for ads and a camera to make sure you're not blocking the screen.
SMCF what is with you with the posting of things you clearly are not for. I mean sure its an unpopular opinion but im 100% sue its not actually one of yours. Still take my upvote.