Recent content by Russell Mezger

With display I don't think the higher resolution of the Essential is given enough credit. A 1080p screen in 2017 is pretty week.

Junkymonkey: Ongoing support for a product is built into the cost of the product. In terms of apps, samsung maintains a platform for other people's apps, as referenced here plex. In the past since electronic devices and software existed you'd buy them and they'd be patched on an ongoing basis...

I mean... what? "Samsung makes very little money from apps". They make the device and sell the device, THAT'S how they make money. Also, how would app makers feel about their content being interrupted to show ads? Smart TVs are already at risk of being irrelevant in the face of $40 or less...