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		rowanG077 on Oct 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Love being interrupted when my monitor asks me to ... The link simply states that they make a lot of money from the malware on TVs, something I'm not disputing. I am disputing that if I would buy a TV burn it without ever turning it on they manufacturer would lose money. In essence: The ads are simply pure profit on top of the TV sale.

therealdrag0 on Oct 20, 2024 [–]

I literally only use my smart tv with external devices. There’s no TV ads I see.

account42 on Oct 21, 2024 | [–]

Cool bro. How does this relate to the discussion about whether smart TVs are sold below cost though?

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