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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] BrikoX 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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?