emizeko [they/them] to technology • 2 years agoRoku discloses it has $487 million in deposits at failed Silicon Valley Bank. That’s 26% of its cash.external-linkmessage-square34 fedilinkarrow-up196
arrow-up196external-linkRoku discloses it has $487 million in deposits at failed Silicon Valley Bank. That’s 26% of its cash.emizeko [they/them] to technology • 2 years agomessage-square34 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareMaoistLandlord [he/him]hexbear24·2 years agoeveryone I know who uses a Roku pirates movies and shows lol. How are they making money and how hasn’t the feds investigated them link
minus-squarehexaflexagonbear [he/him]hexbear14·2 years agoI imagine license fees from both streaming services which run on Roku and from TVs which have the Roku OS built in are their biggest money makers. link
minus-squarefamiliar [he/him]hexbear7·2 years agoThey're more of a hardware company, even if you pirate you'll usually want to use plex or something to watch it on your TV. While they have a storefront, content is a small portion of their revenue. link
minus-squareemizeko [they/them]hexagonhexbear3·2 years agoand you have to figure they also sell user viewing data link
everyone I know who uses a Roku pirates movies and shows lol. How are they making money and how hasn’t the feds investigated them
I imagine license fees from both streaming services which run on Roku and from TVs which have the Roku OS built in are their biggest money makers.
They're more of a hardware company, even if you pirate you'll usually want to use plex or something to watch it on your TV. While they have a storefront, content is a small portion of their revenue.
and you have to figure they also sell user viewing data
In capitalist America, TV watches you.