nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 年前Roku wants to patent the ability to display ads when consoles connected to its TVs are pausedwww.videogameschronicle.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1196arrow-down14
arrow-up1192arrow-down1external-linkRoku wants to patent the ability to display ads when consoles connected to its TVs are pausedwww.videogameschronicle.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 年前message-square19fedilink
minus-squaremaquise@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up78arrow-down1·2 年前Yes, patent it. Then nobody else can do it!
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down1·2 年前Nah, they’ll sell the licensing rights for others to do it.
minus-squaredan1101@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 年前Yeah that’s best case scenario at this point. But after they forced users to agree to a new agreement with their remote control or no longer be able to use their Roku/TV I sort of doubt they have our best interests in mind.
minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前Suddenly lifetime patents seem not so bad
Yes, patent it. Then nobody else can do it!
Nah, they’ll sell the licensing rights for others to do it.
Yeah that’s best case scenario at this point. But after they forced users to agree to a new agreement with their remote control or no longer be able to use their Roku/TV I sort of doubt they have our best interests in mind.
Suddenly lifetime patents seem not so bad