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Roku lays off 300 workers and removes streaming content to save money (www.engadget.com)

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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.

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[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

I have a Roku TV.

I liked it at first because it's just a vehicle for using Netflix, Hulu, or streaming from a HDMI.

But in the past 6 months, more and more ads keep showing. Things I'm refusing to interact with. Tried blocking and then they circumvented that.

[-] missveeronica@lemmynsfw.com 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not only that, but now all apps have to have remove any Screensaver that kept the screen active on that app. For instance, Plex now doesn't have a Screensaver so if you are listening to music and pause it too long, you lose all progress on that Playlist and it starts all over again. Big bummer that is making me question getting a new Roku later this year.

[-] Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

When it comes to Plex and Roku, I'd like them to work out whatever issue it is that makes it a toss-up whether or not movie subtitles will show up. They work fine on any other device I watch through.

[-] missveeronica@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago

I got around that by hardcoding foreign subs into mp4's.

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