[egsmi]

> Samsung and the ads they force on you after you paid thousands on their TVs

TV manufacturers were forced to add AD revenue because they reduced their purchase price to levels that were less than sustainable so there is a trade off being made there.

https://www.in2013dollars.com/Televisions/price-inflation

[buran77]

That's an explanation, not a justification and it just goes to show that "paying for a product" does not guarantee anything anymore. Today the assumption is that a "free" service is paid with ads and personal data, with the implication that you could pay money instead. I just posit that you'll and up paying money also.