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[Xitter] just announced a smart TV app for streaming video. Or, more accurately, that it claims it's building one, with absolutely no launch date mentioned. The appropriately-named [Xitter] TV wants to be “your go-to companion for a high-quality, immersive entertainment experience on a larger screen.”

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[–] ObviouslyNotBanana 143 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Is it going to be called xvideos?

[–] mPony 19 points 7 months ago

the only massive pile of wank in that equation would be Elon.

[–] Emptiness 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Shitter TV. Only spelled differently.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Ah, yes , the XTV, just like porn, but the one getting fucked is you!

[–] RGB3x3 92 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If it looks like a joke and sounds like a joke, it's probably made by Elon Musk.

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[–] seaQueue 54 points 7 months ago

I'm just here to watch Phony Stark continue to light money on fire.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 7 months ago

The only X button I need is the close button.

[–] slimarev92 36 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Get ready for new shows starring Ben Shapiro and Gina Carano, or whatever right wing loser they manage to attract.

[–] billiam0202 10 points 7 months ago

No, the Daily Liar is already trying to push into mass entertainment. It's more likely to have Fucker Carlson and Alex "I need money to pay my civil judgements for my lies about Sandy Hook" Jones.

[–] SteefLem 30 points 7 months ago (2 children)

That guy should stop doing….well ALL the drugs.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

He should do more of them, actually.

[–] jeffw 6 points 7 months ago

Mostly ketamine

[–] NeoNachtwaechter 27 points 7 months ago (1 children)

We are back at "Elon says" posts :-(

[–] Buffalox 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

Yeah, because he is funny, and he is probably the person who knows most about production living on earth today.
I like how he is modest enough to acknowledge there might be aliens that know more than him. /s

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

In 12 months when he gets called on it by debtors (since Shitter has no shareholders) he'll try to buy Pluto TV and claim that was the plan the whole time.

[–] Sanctus 22 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Please, do anything fucking useful with your vast amounts of wealth. Anything.

[–] VaultBoyNewVegas 10 points 7 months ago

Skydiving without a parachute would be my first choice.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well, my hope is appearance of [Xitter] TV as streaming service, will force other services to be less Xittier. Kind of anti-enshittification pill. But that’s about it.

[–] wreckedcarzz 5 points 7 months ago

All the other services, at once: "Nah nah, hold my beer, WE are the shittiest of them all"

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[–] Hildegarde 20 points 7 months ago

Imagine being so entrepreneurial that you think you need to buy twitter for way more than its worth in order to develop an app that does something entirely unrelated.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

20$ says that this never actually happens in a meaningful way.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

$44b says your probably right

[–] Buffalox 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Musk is all over the place lately, claiming his Xai bots are doing practical work in the factory already, and will be ready for mass deployment "next year", Which ought to be his nick name now. "Next year Musk".
He also claimed a few days ago that robo-taxis were only months away.
New model cars from Tesla planned to arrive next year, should be moved up to arrive this year instead.
The man must be desperate or on coke or probably both, he has always over-promised and under delivered, but these latest promises are over the top even for him.

[–] billiam0202 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Buffalox 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Noo that can't be it, he has said it's prescribed and only a low dosis. /s
Whatever he is on, I definitely don't want it, seems he is getting more and more crazy.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Fully functional robotic taxis are already here, they’re just not made by western companies. It’s doubtful musks will ever work at this point, his “fully-automated self-driving” is vaporware.

[–] pivot_root 8 points 7 months ago

Every time he says "this year" or "next year," it's at least 4 years away. He's so full of shit that even his internal clock stinks.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Brokkr 10 points 7 months ago (4 children)

How is the X in xitter pronounced? Is it "sh" like in Xi? This seems to fit this time line, but it would be nice to have confirmation.

[–] Buffalox 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yes Sh sound is absolutely what is generally meant. Making it shitter.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

English is a descriptive language instead of prescriptive, so make it happen!

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Musk probably wanted to create something like WeChat, so that he has all the power.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

He's blatantly stated as much before. He wants Twitter to be the everything app, the WeChat of the US

[–] JackiesFridge 11 points 7 months ago

With all his meddling it's not even the Twitter of the US anymore

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[–] Quetzalcutlass 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

A smart TV app from the guy who pulled Disney channels from the Tesla app due to a bruised ego over a Twitter argument? I can't wait for this to crash and burn.

[–] SlopppyEngineer 8 points 7 months ago

your go-to companion for a high-quality, immersive entertainment experience on a larger screen.

Propaganda app full of right wing video, fox news, Russia Today and the TikTok channel.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

You made some giant deal about Musk odor being shunted to the business section but here this is. BARELY qualified as tech news because IT’S HIM. He’s nothing but futureware & farts.

PUT EVERYTHING MUSK INTO YOUR BUSINESS SECTION SO WE DON’T GOTTA FUUUICKIN SEE IT. CHRIST

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Let me guess, the streaming services on it will be like DailyWire+, PragerU. What else

[–] ME5SENGER_24 5 points 7 months ago

When is this guy gonna go bankrupt? Before he even starts his channel I’m already tired of his shit show

[–] Gingerlegs 5 points 7 months ago

Please god no

[–] Substance_P 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Xitter, nice name, sounds like an adolescent skin condition.

[–] Ostrichgrif 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I always mentally read that as "shitter"

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