• Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    I kinda see your point, but a huge number of people have a subscription to at least one streaming service, so those buttons are a useful feature for a lot of people.

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      1 month ago

      Unlikely all 4 though. Give people 1-2 they can map services two, instead of multiple wasted (branded) buttons.

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        1 month ago

        Most consumers want their device to work right out of the box, mapping buttons isn’t something most of the population wants to deal with.

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          1 month ago

          Don’t give them excuses, mate.

          Map them during initial setup.

          Please choose a service you would like to use and we will help you log in.

          You have x buttons that are available to use as a shortcut to the service. Please press the button you would like to use, or press enter to skip this step.

          • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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            1 month ago

            But then you have to remember which one is which. The ones in your example are already labelled.

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              1 month ago

              You work in their marketing department, don’t you?

              The scenario I mentioned would have the buttons simply labeled with a number/letter. 95% of the time I don’t even look on the remote to use a button. Also, if you hit the wrong button, no big deal, you just the other/s.

              Like I mentioned, stop giving them excuses.

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                  1 month ago

                  You do realize that we already know the only reason you have them on your remotes is to charge the streaming services a licensing fee for the advertisement. You couldn’t care less about grandma.