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mhhf1ve
12/6/2017 1:41:01 PM
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Re: And replacement will take care of the rest
I'm optimistic that some company will come up with a micro-projector that could turn living rooms into mini IMAX theaters. I'd really like to be able to get rid of a "TV stand" and all the consoles in it -- and maybe mount smart devices on a wall or the ceiling to free up some more walking space.
mhhf1ve
12/6/2017 1:45:20 PM
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Smart console wars
Amazon and Google are starting a platform war. And Google is going nuclear by removing YouTube from FireTV devices starting in 2018. I think that will nearly kill my desire to use my FireTV. If Amazon retaliates by removing Prime Videos from Chromecast -- that will be a mistake for both sides.
JohnBarnes
12/6/2017 5:31:15 PM
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Re: Smart console wars
mhhf1ve,
The history of platform wars has not been a happy one. I really can't think of any example in which either the consumers or any of the businesses involved came out better off for one. Platform wars call for a more aggressive regulatory policy than the US is currently willing to provide; they violate at least the spirit of antitrust and assured competition, and are little more than a spiteful game of beggar-my-neighbor.
mhhf1ve
12/6/2017 5:48:20 PM
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Re: Smart console wars
I wonder if any anti-trust agency will be able to step in for this recent console war. Google Play and Youtube aren't exactly dominant, but they're pretty close -- depending on how you count the competition. Apple TV isn't exactly a direct competitor. Amazon's FireTV is a closer competitor, but probably far smaller compared to Google or Apple.
Does there need to be "app store" regulation? So far, the market hasn't quite pushed for it, but if the Apple App Store, Google Play, Amazon Appstore and Microsoft's App store don't play along nicely... maybe there will need to be some regulations?
JohnBarnes
12/6/2017 5:58:36 PM
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Re: Smart console wars
mhhf1ve,
I think it has more to do with whether the regulating bodies (and nations) have the will to do it. Laws against anti-competitive practices like predatory pricing and exclusionary contracts are more than a century old. The thing is that anti-competition is itself such an easily concealed process that to work, regulations have to allow -- or demand -- massive intrusion by regulators into corporate interal practices and huge penalties for concealment. Our present regulatory culture really won't support either, let alone both.
mhhf1ve
12/6/2017 7:05:47 PM
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Re: Smart console wars
Well, there is a fine balancing act to institute regulations without stifling innovation and economic advances. The EU tends to regulate more heavily than the US, but some would argue that the EU regulatory environment is what holds it back from being as innovative as the US is. One could also argue that the Chinese regulatory environment might be even less strict in some sense than the US (eg. allowing for almost any kind of stem cell research without the strict ethical considerations other nations have adopted), and we might see other nations jump ahead if they offer an "anything goes" environment. Such predictions are the premise of science fiction books like Artemis in which the space rocketry industry is dominated by an African nation that doesn't regulate the space industry at all (thereby becoming the dominant location for rockets to launch from).
https://nerdist.com/andy-weir-artemis-book-details-cover-the-martian-movie-exclusive/
afwriter
12/7/2017 12:46:38 AM
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Re: And replacement will take care of the rest
I'm with you 100% on this. I think the technology is there or nearly there, the problem is not just the projector, it is that no matter how small the projector gets the Ultra 4K player is going to stay the same size and HDMI cables only go so far. Of course, you can mount that stuff too, but it becomes an overhead space issue.
afwriter
12/7/2017 12:50:41 AM
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Re: Smart console wars
I just read about this in the news. I thought it was weird that I couldn't find the Chromecast on Amazon when I was shopping for it. They need to get it together and realize that they have a near symbiotic relationship.
mhhf1ve
12/7/2017 1:08:23 AM
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Re: Smart console wars
Well, not exactly. Amazon is forking Android and creating a direct competitor to Google Play. So it's not quite symbiotic for Google. Google is not really getting much in return for developing Andtoid and having Amazon not play by Android's rules.
batye
12/7/2017 3:37:20 AM
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Re: And replacement will take care of the rest
@mhhf1ve I could not agree more I think also the same way something will pop up on the market one day...
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