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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 hours ago

“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen

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“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen

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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 hours ago

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Users are unimpressed, eager to toss devices if test sticks.

Users are unimpressed, eager to toss devices if test sticks.

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I never plugged mine into the Internet. I just plugged in an Apple TV, and I’m good to go. No ads, no sweat, no problem.
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  New devices don’t allow that
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    I got mine three weeks ago from Amazon. How much more new can it get?

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