Roku looks to be seriously tightening its pursestrings. The company’s laying off a full ten percent of its workforce, over 300 employees, in addition to a conducting a number of other cost-cutting measures, as reported by Variety. These job cuts are just the beginning, as Roku’s also removing streaming content, consolidating office space and reducing outside service expenses. The goal here is a major reduction in the year-over-year operating expense growth rate.

  • PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The best streaming device is an old Linux PC with one of those Logitech touchpad keyboards.

    The amount of ads on streaming sticks infuriates me.

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      1 year ago

      Good suggestion, particularly for folks around here, but it’s not exactly the same product category as a consumer offering. :-)

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      1 year ago

      I tried to run an HTPC for awhile, but all the random restrictions and issues made it more of a hassle. Stuff like streaming sites capping the resolution when played through the PC, not native apps, etc. It really was a worse experience for me than a dedicated streaming box.