[lozenge]

> No retailer is going to let a company advertise how to buy products cheaper somewhere else.

That was an odd way to elide over the idea that a "retailer" can now stay in your pocket for 2-60 years and become a middleman to every financial transaction.

[scarface74]

If you sign up for a streaming service via Roku, Roku gets a cut as a middleman - forever. you can sign up outside of Roku just like you could sign up for Spotify outside of the App Store.

[mostertoaster]

Soon your ISP will also get a cut of every online purchase you make. Since you did it on their “platform”.