• Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com
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    2 months ago

    No thanks. It’s all about data harvesting and ads now.

    There was a time it was a neat product, but Amazon tech isn’t entering our household anymore.

    • realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.clubOP
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      2 months ago

      Honestly it’s just a glorified Google TV with a nicer remote. I feel like the only Fire TV device that might be interesting enough to consider buying would be the Fire Cube or the Fire Recast but IDEK if they still work anymore.

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        2 months ago

        While based on Google TV, they lock down the OS, control the app store, and force their apps. You’re in their walled garden and it’s a pain to break out in any meaningful way.

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          2 months ago

          Hmm…well it’s been a couple years since I used my Fire Stick but I remember being able to sideload Android TV apps on there just like I can now with my Google TV device.

  • Ace! _SL/S@ani.social
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    2 months ago

    Fucking ad for a Spyware infested piece of shit

    My parents use some, they spam my PCs fucking firewall logs like hell. They also regulary get silent updates which make them slower and slower and slower (which shouldn’t be possible because it’s freezing all the time)