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Roku lays off 300 workers and removes streaming content to save money (www.engadget.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Roku looks to be seriously tightening its pursestrings. The company’s laying off a full ten percent of its workforce, over 300 employees, in addition to a conducting a number of other cost-cutting measures, as reported by Variety. These job cuts are just the beginning, as Roku’s also removing streaming content, consolidating office space and reducing outside service expenses. The goal here is a major reduction in the year-over-year operating expense growth rate.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I bought a Roku TV when I moved. Used it a few weeks and then realized the level of horrific tracking my pi-hole server was blocking from it. (thanks PiHole) I reset it to factory and no longer allowed it on the network. Now it's an acceptable TV with a completely dogshit useless remote.

Sort of related- is it even possible to buy a "dumb" TV anymore or are we stuck paying 8x as much for "digital signage" panels now?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Spectre makes a dumb 4K TV. It's a good panel that doesn't track usage.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It's a just ok panel. Tends to look really washed out.

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