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minus-squaregroet@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoYou are asuming the cost of a network card and a microchip is higher than the profit they expect from the ads. Many smart TVs are cheaper than an equivalent dumb TV
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agothat is likely how to lure people into predatory behaviour, with CHEAP upfront.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days ago Many smart TVs are cheaper than an equivalent dumb TV How TF do you know? There aren’t any ‘equivalent dumb TVs’ left to compare to!
You are asuming the cost of a network card and a microchip is higher than the profit they expect from the ads. Many smart TVs are cheaper than an equivalent dumb TV
that is likely how to lure people into predatory behaviour, with CHEAP upfront.
How TF do you know? There aren’t any ‘equivalent dumb TVs’ left to compare to!