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[–] [email protected] 272 points 3 months ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 111 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 67 points 3 months ago

Add another casualty to the list:

https://killedbygoogle.com/

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They aren't really, they are just upgrading it to a full set top box and rebranding it.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But it went from a dongle to a set top box for more than 3 times the price. It’s not really the same device, just similar functionality.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I don't see myself carrying this thing to every hotel I stay at... Even less because I am not buying it lol.

[–] Lucidlethargy 6 points 3 months ago

Lol I said these exact words a second before I read this. Google is such a fucking awful company.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I just came to comment this exact string.