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Telly starts shipping its free ad-supported 55-inch TVs (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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so basically you're getting a surveillance device shipped straight to your living room.

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

If that’s the case, then it’s cheaper to just buy a 50” tv. Way cheaper than the $1000 they make you pay

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

That's the point. If you can afford even a $400 tv, you won't buy this. It's for people for whom $1000 is unobtainable. So they'll watch the ads rather than risk a lawsuit and penalty.