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by lp0_on_fire 873 days ago
> it is possible it's coming to regular Google TV next

We've all seen this show before and we all know how it plays out:

1) "We have an ad free service!"

2) "We're going to start showing promotions for our own products - they don't count as ads"

3) "We're going to start showing ads for our partners but they'll only be a few seconds long and you can skip them"

4) "We're introducing unskippable ads"

5) "We're now injecting ads directly into the content"

6) "That sure is a nice TV/media service you got there. It would be a shame if we injected so many ads that it becomes unwatchable. LUCKY FOR YOU we have a Premium ad-free tier"

Then go back to step one.

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7) Oh and we use A.I. to render product placements into your streaming content.
Now we're introducing ads into the paid tier. so sorry.