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Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line (www.theverge.com)

submitted 3 months ago by surfrock66@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Family practically thought I was David Blaine when I got a first gen Chromecast back in the day.

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It was magic. Still is tbh.

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[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

On another news "Why is everyone hating google now?" lol

[–] jpeps@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Uggggggghhhhhh another one for the pile. I love Chromecasts but to be fair the latest one with Google TV was a sign that things were getting shitty soon. 22% more CPU for a YouTube machine? Who cares? A home hub that needs my TV to work? Who cares? It's like the tech industry regrets putting everything on your phone and now they want to separate it out again. Fuck off.

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[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Will existing devices continue to work "forever" or must we add them to the graveyard?

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[–] overload@sopuli.xyz 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Urgh.. We own three of these devices and this news really sucks because a set-top box isn't convenient for two of those TVs.

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[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hopefully people will reverse engineer the firmware and protocol so that the old devices aren't total landfill.

Google have lost their mind...

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[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I know haha google graveyard funny, but over a decade of production only to be replaced by a similar product is a financial success.

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[–] jetsetdorito@lemm.ee 12 points 3 months ago

I'm actually upset you can't use Nest Audio speakers as audio out. Apple TV lets you do it with home pods, Google said they were working on it, guess they were too busy adding AI garbo to the new device.

[–] Lootboblin@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

any product made by or linked to google is a no buy. I basically dont buy anything these days. fuck that company!

[–] 2pt_perversion@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

I guess onn is going to completely take over the low price streaming box market then.

[–] obsolete@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Google is just doing Google things. It seems that over the years, Google has been doing things to destroy whatever is left of their reputation.

I look at Android for example. Even though I still use Android, I used to look forward to the next Android update. Not anymore!

[–] manucode@infosec.pub 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A new entry to https://killedbygoogle.com/?

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[–] BenchpressMuyDebil@szmer.info 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My god does anybody else downvote an article if it's blatant clickbait? How does it have 520 score? You were supposed to be better than r**dit remember?

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