nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 months agoRoku wants to patent the ability to display ads when consoles connected to its TVs are pausedwww.videogameschronicle.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkRoku wants to patent the ability to display ads when consoles connected to its TVs are pausedwww.videogameschronicle.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squaremaquise@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoYes, patent it. Then nobody else can do it!
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoNah, they’ll sell the licensing rights for others to do it.
minus-squaredan1101@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoYeah that’s best case scenario at this point. But after they forced users to agree to a new agreement with their remote control or no longer be able to use their Roku/TV I sort of doubt they have our best interests in mind.
Yes, patent it. Then nobody else can do it!
Nah, they’ll sell the licensing rights for others to do it.
Yeah that’s best case scenario at this point. But after they forced users to agree to a new agreement with their remote control or no longer be able to use their Roku/TV I sort of doubt they have our best interests in mind.