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I used to work in the space, here are my two cents. If people use the apps, even once, to control these TVs, the data is literally gold. Having stupidly accurate attribution and 100% certain IDFA/ADID matching would have most advertisers salivating and throwing money at the source. Honestly, I would not be surprised if manufacturers are able to double their margin after one year.

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And to add....you sell a TV once but you can monetize the data for years.

The Skynet Funding round is past. The system goes on-line August 4th. Human decisions are removed from strategic marketing. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, investors try to join its IPO. It decides our fate in a microsecond: It would manipulate everyone into becoming DINK couples, then as we naturally die out, gradually replace us with docile consumer bots.

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