The bottom line is that when you want someone else to pay for your entertainment, the people paying get to make choices for their money. Tax software, some “Asian guy” who mispronounces a word, “black agenda”, “gay agenda”, ads not in my language, drag queen ads, scary ads, “inappropriate” ads, ads that replace segments of the programs, Flamin’ Hot University (FU) ads, ads about hairs, ads about smells, ads with scary clowns… Just some of the recent complaints on the Roku forum.
And Girls Night In? It was hard to even figure out what that means, but I’m guessing a 2021 movie with 3.4 out of 10 on IMDB, and no actual reviewer attention on Rotten Tomatoes etc? If so, maybe a commercial worth posting about was the highlight!?!?!
As for the Roku name, hm, I searched around and found Intuit on several lists of the most valuable brands. I did not find Roku on any. Fortune also lists Intuit on their list of World’s most admired companies, but not Roku. So, I don’t think Roku’s name is in danger. I mean, I basically think of Roku as a cheap gizmo with limited to no support that shows a lot of ads! (Fortunately, you can avoid most ads by signing up for channels like Netflix, Paramount+ etc.)
Strega2 wrote:And Girls Night In? It was hard to even figure out what that means, but I’m guessing a 2021 movie with 3.4 out of 10 on IMDB, and no actual reviewer attention on Rotten Tomatoes etc? If so, maybe a commercial worth posting about was the highlight!?!?!
No, that movie doesn't even appear on The Roku Channels. Instead it was a series of tv shows like Martha Gardens.
Strega2 wrote:As for the Roku name, hm, I searched around and found Intuit on several lists of the most valuable brands. I did not find Roku on any. Fortune also lists Intuit on their list of World’s most admired companies, but not Roku.
Here is what I see as being the timeline for being admired by Fortune:
Is being a Fortune admired company a badge of honor or a red flag of next year's horror show?
By the way, when exactly was Intuit the most admired company? I don't see them in the top 50 for 2023. But if Intuit want to run ads about how they got a Fortune admired company award in whatever year, then I would see that as honest and have no problem with it. That isn't what their ad is about.
I do see Southwest Airlines as number 23 of most admired companies. And I am sure they have done a lot of things to deserve that. But if they were running an ad claiming to always get you to your destination on-time despite recent events showing otherwise, then I would question the integrity of their ad.
Strega2 wrote:
So, I don’t think Roku’s name is in danger. I mean, I basically think of Roku as a cheap gizmo with limited to no support that shows a lot of ads! (Fortunately, you can avoid most ads by signing up for channels like Netflix, Paramount+ etc.)
You may be right. Maybe Intuit TurboTax long history of deceptive practices really just doesn't matter.
Or maybe your underwhelming definition of what Roku is just shows you couldn't possibly have ever read a Roku SEC filing document and have little understanding what they are trying to build towards as a company.
Either way, having a TurboTax "Free" that charges people that IRS Free File provides for $0 is just a really shady move for a Fortune "admired" company to be doing.
You might be conflating the word read with cared or believed. In any case, you’re the one surprised by this commercial, not me, so perhaps I am not the one confused by the nature of Roku? So, you have your hot button commercial, and so far, I have none. (Which is admittedly easy when you don’t watch them.)
