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They do not sell TVs at a loss lol.
Retailers don't, but those $300 60" TVs cost manufacturers more than that in parts and shipping. They are 100% making up for it in LTV from your data, that's why some are trying to make it impossible not to use them when not connected to the internet.
They don't.
nice argument you place there. meet my blocklist
Wait, you're that same guy just shilling for plex aren't you?
Oh my, go check that post history people, they're either a PR plant or just trolling
lol someone saw my profile bio and got upset because it describes them XD
Look at an major TV manufactures books and the TV part is a loss, the income they get from the TV is selling you to advertisers.
I'd love to see your source for this. I won't hold my breathe because it's simply not true.
I am waiting on your apology or rebuttal!
I am still waiting for you to provide evidence. Your last attempt was woeful and nothing of the sort.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2024/01/16/people-think-roku-makes-money-selling-streaming-st/
https://www.lg.com/global/newsroom/news/media-entertainment-solution/lg-smart-tvs-get-a-new-acr-solution-legacy-technology-replaced-by-lg-ads-solutions/
https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/tech-smart-tv-screenshots-acr-tracking-privacy-lg-samsung
https://jamestown.org/connected-smart-tv-security-risks/
https://taurusx.com/resource/480275.html
For a peer-reviewed (means scientific) article here is https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13548565251327885
I guess Sony does not, but they allow Amazon and/or Google onto the TV and if you think they are not getting money from you that way I have some nice ocean side property to sell you here in Saskatchewan.
None of these links even remotely say they sell their TVs at a loss.
Roku shouldn’t even be anywhere near this conversation if you were serious. They probably sell a dozen TVs a year. They’re all about streaming boxes which is a different story altogether.
You said to look at their books, yet didn’t provide anything to back that up.