@RichSPK @goldstein Netflix engineering doles out support...

@RichSPK @goldstein Netflix engineering doles out support to device manufacturers on a % new user conversion basis. If a product line introduced isn't contributing more than its maintenance/support/engineering costs in new subscriber conversion or monthly subscription $fee then support for it gets dropped.

Only you and a few thousand others are rocking that 10+ yr <family> of <brand> TVs. To maintain support: $x. Your $subs? $y. $x > $y == "This device is no longer supported"

Like 21 April at 0:57 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mas.to

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Third spruce tree on the left

@RichSPK @goldstein When I worked for a certain Canadian fruit tech company we were working on a set top device. That's right = Blackberry TV. *And it was amazing*. Why did it get killed? No Netflix. Why no Netflix? We had it (Netflix) working. We were dropped by Netflix because we weren't forecast to sell enough units *to make it worth their time*. (we were doing all the porting work btw). And you can't bring a set top media device to market without Netflix.. its suicide.

RIP cyclone. :/

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21 April at 0:57 | Open on mas.to

Preston Scheuneman

@tezoatlipoca @RichSPK @goldstein this saddens me. I sure do miss BlackBerry.

21 April at 1:32 | Open on fosstodon.org

Third spruce tree on the left

@preston_scheuneman @RichSPK @goldstein I miss it too. I joined shortly after the events of the movie, you could say at the end of the gold salad days. But in the short few years I was there, it was fun. Except for continued dumb ass decisions by management.

21 April at 1:50 | Open on mas.to

Third spruce tree on the left

@preston_scheuneman @RichSPK @goldstein My daily drive is still a KEY2. Stuck on Oatmeal Cookie 8.1 but it still works great. Killer hardware, still runs everything I need it to. Maybe not lightning fast, but works. solid.

21 April at 1:52 | Open on mas.to

Tom Stoneham

@tezoatlipoca @RichSPK @goldstein
So the solution is to use your older TV as a monitor for a Raspberry Pi or other mini PC and use the browser to access streaming services?

21 April at 7:28 | Open on dair-community.social

Ted Garrison

@tomstoneham @tezoatlipoca @RichSPK @goldstein
Would sure seem like that's the route to go. Or a chromecast..

21 April at 13:31 | Open on mstdn.social