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"Poorly worded" makes it sound like incompetence. This was deceptively worded.



Why would they want to make it seem like they are forcing you to watch ads? They tell you in other sections you can turn the functionality off, they aren't hiding it.

I don't get why they would try to make themselves sound worse than they are.


So people think they can't turn it off and then don't


>Why would they want to make it seem like they are forcing you to watch ads?

Defaults are powerful. They want people to believe that's just how their TV works now, because it's a hassle to buy a new TV.


They have a direct financial incentive to prevent you from turning off ads.

That's it, that's the entire story.


Maybe it is. Maybe it's not.

I prefer to state facts and leave interpretations to others.


When someone writes something that they know is not true, it's called being deceptive.

Vizio wrote this:

>Q: Can I turn Scenic Mode ads off? A: No, not at this time.




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