[ajross]

Right, because no one buys them anymore as the feature is baked into their televisions already. They were popular originally but don't have a home. If it's just the hardware device you're talking about, sure. It's obscure now, which is why it's being cancelled.

What's frustrating in this thread is how many people are conflating the weird dongle product with the extremely successful streaming control protocol. Only the weird thing is being cancelled!

[complaintdept]

The whole thread is about Google discontinuing a physical product, not a feature baked into TV's. I've never seen the product they're discontinuing IRL.

[lxgr]

I believe this varies widely by region. In Europe, I've never seen a TV with built-in Google Cast support, but many do support Airplay.

[ghaff]

Part of it is how often do people buy TVs? I doubt if I've bought one in over 15 years.

[ajross]

A quick Google says that 40M televisions are sold in the US every year, into a market with 130M households. So... a whole lot more often than once every decade and half.

[ghaff]

I assume a lot new "households" are created every year. Once a stable household is established it would surprise me a bit if TVs were regularly repurchased.