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0 pointsscarface745y ago0 comments

25 million is nothing. Apple sells close to 200 million phones a year. 25 million over a lifetime is minuscule.

Besides that, Apple talked about how hard it is to be “HDMI 1”. Especially now that all of the TVs have “smarts” and most people still have cable. Not to mention that an Apple TV is $149-$200. I have two ATV4Ks that were both free when AT&T was doing their deal. We don’t even use it on one of our TVs that have Roku built in.

Besides that, sales before 2015 are almost irrelevant. That was before it had an App Store. A lot of the new streaming services don’t even support it. Roku wasn’t being integrated into low end TVs left and right.

There is no better experience for most people than a TV with Roku built in. One remote controls everything.

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shajznnckfke5y ago

I’ve found that the built-in smart TVs, including Roku, have a laggy and frustrating experience compared to Apple TV. Also, most smart TV software stops working entirely after a while.

scarface74OP5y ago

I’m not saying it’s better. I’m saying it’s good enough that most people aren’t going to drop an extra $150-$199 for an AppleTV4K.

AFAIK, every TV with integrated Roku support is still getting updated.

Even if that’s not the case, you can pick up a Roku stick from Walmart for $30. That’s not to even mention game consoles.

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