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Google TV's homescreen video ads now include fast food too (9to5google.com)

submitted 9 months ago by SVcross@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Yeah, because everyone is asking for that. They will force ads into everything they can, because Google is an Ad company.

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[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's actually been around for about a decade...

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And I believe technically it's a layer on Android TV (the thing that's been around for a decade+), but their branding on stuff is pretty crap and inconsistent so I'm not sure

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They keep switching the name, which does make it confusing. IIRC it was originally called Google TV back when Smart TVs became a thing (early 2010s) because I remember it being built into Sony TVs and thinking "wow this is awesome! It's Android on a TV!". That product eventually died because it was stupid expensive and clunky, and then they morphed it into the " layer on top of Android" like you said so other manufacturers could use it.