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zcode's avatar
zcode
Visitor
14 years ago

Roku Time frame before it Goes out from the Market

Hi,

Since I start playing with this device, i see a lot of stuff changing from open to Close, harder Agreements etc.....

isn't this supposed to be open Box, or it was @ the beginning only to attract users?

I was shocked by seeing the news from roku and exclusive channel to Dishworld IPTV which sucks and very expensive in there programming.

Limiting customers, developer to pre-aproval? isn't this behavior a monopoly?

When or how long does it take to go for a class action law suite Aginst Roku Company for there last decision?

Anyway, i was Thinking of flipping all my Future plans to Google TV Boxes, at least people can get 1000 times more Contents with Limits and YOUTUBE 🙂


Good Luck for Roku.
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7 Replies

  • kc8pql's avatar
    kc8pql
    Visitor
    14 years ago
    Roku is a privately held company free to run their business any way they want. I suspect this change is for legal and channel quality control reasons.
    DishWorld is probably in a much better position to assure that developers have licensing to use their content and provide reliable, quality streams and customer service.
    That's my take anyway.
  • destruk's avatar
    destruk
    Streaming Star
    14 years ago
    Is there a real question in there somewhere? Good luck to you too.
  • DaBronx's avatar
    DaBronx
    Channel Surfer
    14 years ago
    "destruk" wrote:
    Is there a real question in there somewhere? Good luck to you too.


    +1
  • SkipFire's avatar
    SkipFire
    Visitor
    14 years ago
    "zcode" wrote:
    Hi,

    Since I start playing with this device, i see a lot of stuff changing from open to Close, harder Agreements etc.....

    isn't this supposed to be open Box, or it was @ the beginning only to attract users?

    I was shocked by seeing the news from roku and exclusive channel to Dishworld IPTV which sucks and very expensive in there programming.

    Limiting customers, developer to pre-aproval? isn't this behavior a monopoly?

    When or how long does it take to go for a class action law suite Aginst Roku Company for there last decision?

    Anyway, i was Thinking of flipping all my Future plans to Google TV Boxes, at least people can get 1000 times more Contents with Limits and YOUTUBE 🙂


    Good Luck for Roku.


    No it isn't a monopoly because there are other devices in the market space which provide other options for foreign language content. I don't see any grounds for a class action law suit and would hope to not see one. Roku is making decisions they feel are the best for their business, if that does not line up with what is best for your business that is unfortunate, but the agreements don't provide us (developers/users) any promise against these types of changes.
  • zcode's avatar
    zcode
    Visitor
    14 years ago
    HI,
    i heard that ipworldtv , in the process to take Roku to Court.

    Too bad , i loved this Box and hope it will continue to stay open otherwise all developers will opt-out.
  • ethnicchannels's avatar
    ethnicchannels
    Visitor
    14 years ago
    "zcode" wrote:
    HI,
    i heard that ipworldtv , in the process to take Roku to Court.

    Too bad , i loved this Box and hope it will continue to stay open otherwise all developers will opt-out.


    It can't continue to stay open because it is already heavily regulated and you don't know what will come next. All those service providers with tens of thousands subscribers should tell their subscribers to return the box to wherever they bought it at and demand a full refund. Let dishnetwork compensate roku for those boxes. Moreover, all those people should get boxee box with OTA antenna and watch all the local content for free off the air along with their ethnic service provider. That would be an adequate response to both roku and dishnetwork.
  • destruk's avatar
    destruk
    Streaming Star
    14 years ago
    "zcode" wrote:
    HI,
    i heard that ipworldtv , in the process to take Roku to Court.


    Where did you hear this?
    IPWorldTV says they have 300 channels on offer, which is quite a bit more than DishWorld. But I guess IPWorldTV didn't pay Roku for exclusivity so it doesn't matter how many channels or how much experience they have.