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Google finally has a successful long-term product, so now it's killing it (www.androidauthority.com)

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Google has sold more than 100 million Chromecast devices globally, making it one of the most successful products rolled out by the firm.

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[–] pixxelkick@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

killing

They're just releasing the next gen with a different name people need to stop getting clickbaited.

Newer chromecasts are just running a flavor of Android TV OS, and the new machine is the same thing but better specs.

I don't think Google can even "kill" chromecast, as all it's functionality operates over local network.

Even if my internet is down, for example, I can still stream my local apps like Plex.

The other majors apps are Netflix, YouTube, etc, so even if your chromecast stops getting OS updates that doesn't mean the individual apps will stop getting updates.

This is the equivalent to just if the new gen of your phone comes out. Doesn't mean the apps on your old phone stop getting updates 🙄