It's not Smart TV apps specifically, it's all free apps. They have to monetize those somehow, don't they? And you get upset when you see ads, don't you?

Basically it's either this or pay for your apps.

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recursive a day ago | parent | next [-]

Not sure if this is ironic, but I know it's possible for apps to exist without being monetized. I'm using Paint.net right now.

	▲	CursedSilicon a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		To parody the Arthur quote [1] Do you really think somebody would do that? Just go write apps for the love of programming and not to make money? [1] https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRGIV3u...
	▲	TurdF3rguson a day ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Not ironic at all, and you want apps you use to be monetized because otherwise there's no incentive to support them. I feel like that's common sense.
	▲	owebmaster a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yes it's possible for the apps to exist but not the apps programmers if they can't make money to eat

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zerobees a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Basically it's either this or pay for your apps.

And then paid apps show you ads and monetize anyway.

	▲	urbnspacecowboy a day ago \| parent [-]
		If you're not paying for the product, you are the product. If you are paying for the product, you're still the product. Indeed, if you're a paying customer, there's more incentive to push ads at you, not less, since you obviously have more money to spend. The only winning move is not to p(l)ay.

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drnick1 a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> And you get upset when you see ads, don't you?

Yes and no. I understand that Youtube needs to generate revenue, has staff to pay, etc. About a decade ago, I got an occasional 10 second commercial at the start of a clip, and I could live with that. But Youtube pushed me too far when it started playing two consecutive commercials at regular intervals that cannot be skipped, and I now use uBlock or VacuumTube on all my devices.

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TurdF3rguson a day ago | parent [-]

I solved that by paying for premium.

	▲	cute_boi 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Don't worry in future you will be paying premium and will also be forced to watch ads. Netflix started with no ads, now we need to pay to watch ads...

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bigfishrunning a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I pay for apps whenever possible, in some cases it just isn't. Also, you have to trust that paid apps aren't also doing this shit.

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tabwidth a day ago | parent | prev [-]

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