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Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line (www.theverge.com)
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[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 272 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Of course they are.

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 111 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Google’s gonna Google

[–] N1ghtstalk3r@lemmy.world 67 points 4 months ago

Add another casualty to the list:

https://killedbygoogle.com/

[–] bitflag@lemmy.world 31 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They aren't really, they are just upgrading it to a full set top box and rebranding it.

[–] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But it went from a dongle to a set top box for more than 3 times the price. It’s not really the same device, just similar functionality.

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah, I don't see myself carrying this thing to every hotel I stay at... Even less because I am not buying it lol.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

Lol I said these exact words a second before I read this. Google is such a fucking awful company.

[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

🙄 it's as dead as the Nexus. Try to keep up.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago

I just came to comment this exact string.