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Yeah, we don't have to imagine. It's happening all the time. Shit service from streaming platforms, awful social media services. The very politics of our democracy. The media.
It's all dick measuring, all the time.
True, it seems we live in an oligarchy.
No one less than former US President Jimmy Carter has said as much
Idk I’ve said it and I’m far less than that legend.
Seems
This is an inevitability when economic power is functionally political power. It bleeds our democracy out and hurts everyone (including the billionaires - not that I'm inclined to care and their willfully self-inflicted suffering).
Anyone remembers the spats between Google and Amazon that resulted in the YouTube app being removed from Amazon Fire sticks temporarily?
I just found out yesterday that you can't cast from a pixel to a fire stick. It was the first time I tried and I thought it was broken. Nope, just Google being petty.
Genuine question, is it Google being petty or Amazon not supporting the protocol?
It’s likely mostly Google and a bit of Amazon: Casting support requires Google Play Services installed on the device. Google Play Services is only allowed to be used (as in: allowed by Google) if the Android device also comes with many other Google apps. Amazon probably doesn’t want their device to become a Google-centric device. That’s likely the reason.
Yeah, that's 100% on Amazon not wanting Google services on their devices.
The chromecast protocol is not open, it is just built into android so available to all apps (for now....) And only chrome on PC supports it (surprise!)