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Or LG WebOS is not a big enough market for Google to care about the experience to put their foot down, at that point they’d rather be on the device (and control
by samtheprogram 5y ago
Or LG WebOS is not a big enough market for Google to care about the experience to put their foot down, at that point they’d rather be on the device (and controlling other devices where it counts).
This is all hearsay though and it’s unclear if Google even made such demands to Roku.
- jeffbee 5y agoLG has 11% of the global TV market and its home electronics division revenues are 20 times larger than Roku's.
- toast0 5y agoLG tvs are quite a bit more expensive than Roku boxes (Roku TVs are made and sold by other parties), so comparing revenue is not very meaningful. Also since home electronics consists of many products, and Roku has essentially a single product.
- samtheprogram 5y agoIn most markets, LG and Roku are quite competitive and within a few percentage points of one another. In South America, a less mature but fast growing market, LG has a significant lead over Roku with 23% market share. But in North America, Roku is the market leader with 37% market share, to LG's 4%. Globally, Roku controls 30% (down from 33% in 2020). https://www.protocol.com/roku-global-expansion-conviva-data https://www.protocol.com/roku-global-expansion-conviva-data "Home electronics" covers a lot more than streaming, and even a portion of that revenue could account for users with an LG TV who use a Roku device instead of WebOS. It's not a good comparison.