• ArbiterXero@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Oh no!

    Where else will I get my stream of crap!

    This is a bluff. People will still watch YouTube in the browser because the device will still have a browser.

    If the device takes off, Google will want better analytics on the user, and they’ll want to ensure people keep using YouTube, rather than a competitor so they will relent and make the app

    Google will also want better data on the user which is really half the point of making the app.

    Bluff.

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      5 months ago

      rather than a competitor so they will relent and make the app

      There isn’t a competitor, as it’s just not a viable business model. Everyone in the industry says that YouTube never made any profit to this day, and the fact that they stopped sharing revenue numbers with investors awhile back underscores that point. Who wouldn’t want to brag if they were swimming in profits, right?