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by jiofih 2343 days ago
You mean Apple. AirPlay was there years before google made a move in this area.
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adrianmonk 2343 days ago
If we're going to talk about who did it first, DLNA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Living_Network_Allianc...) came out in 2003 and had the concept of a "renderer".

A renderer is a device that receives commands to go pull some media from somewhere and start playing it. And that can include video.

So the concept has been around a long time.

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jiofih 2343 days ago
Well, DLNA and IPTV were never a mobile phone feature, but the point was simply that Google did not invent it. Thanks for agreeing with me.
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fulafel 2343 days ago
IPTV happened in the late 90's according to WP, you could stream to your STB equipped TV from the internet or from your laptop. But of course we started seeing direct Youtube->TV only after Google started working with smart-tv and STB companies.
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jiofih 2343 days ago
The f with downvotes? Just check your sources:

Airplay: 2010

Miracast: 2012

Google Cast/ChromeCast: 2013

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