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Why is this being framed this way.
Rebranding the next gen of your product isn't "killing" it, people are so fucking clickbaitable.
It's the same product, just next gen with better specs abd they're going with a new simpler brand name than "Chromecast with Google TV" (yes that's the actual product name before) and instead the next gen is named "Google TV Streamer"
It's the exact same thing, and all existing hardware will keep working.
Chromecasts are standalone and effectively just running a modified version of Android. They can't really be "killed" as they work over local network. Theoretically any chromecast will last forever as it's functionality is based off a specified open source protocol, so as long as you have a device that can output it (cast), you can cast to your chromecast.
So it's impossible to "kill". I have a gen 1 chromecast that still 100% works fine today.
Newer ~~Chromecasts~~ ahem Google TVs just have more features, like apps you can install and sideload.
People are dumb for falling for this clickbait title.
Thank you!! I read the first article about it and was worried Google killed support for the cast protocol. But it's literally a rebrand for a new product. Yes, they are discontinuing the 4k basic Chromecast but I guess it didn't sell enough? I don't expect any company to indefinitely offer a product because I seem to like it personally.
Not that I want to particularly defend Google, they do have track record of killing useful products. But this is not that.