Well, I don't agree with what Google is doing assuming it's intentional.
But,
1)It's $35. I spend more than that on a week's worth of lunch.
2)I bet cyanogenmod will make an appearance. I'm just buying Chromecast for the hardware.
But,
1)It's $35. I spend more than that on a week's worth of lunch.
2)I bet cyanogenmod will make an appearance. I'm just buying Chromecast for the hardware.
That's not a real argument though is it? The issue is that Google are intentionally trying to further a closed ecosystem and the people who don't want to be part of it/their system.
It doesn't matter if the price is $0 or $500, if Google has an anti-freedom/choice ideology then there will be pushback on that. That pushback might be technological (e.g. CM mod) or political (EFF et al) but it will occur.
The price point is just a distraction that I'd suggest people don't get drawn into. Google doesn't owe you anything, but you also don't owe Google anything, and are entitled to bitch if you're unhappy with the amount of choice you have.
These types of price comparisons between unrelated things are almost always worthless. You could make me feel ripped off over two dollars; I sure as hell can feel ripped off over $35.
This is also your friendly reminder that jlgreco wasn't even employing "slippery slope" logic. He wasn't arguing that employing a cost comparison will lead inevitably to employing further cost comparisons. He simply pointed out that one cherry-picks the level that best makes one's argument.
This is your friendly reminder that your post makes no sense.
The point I am making is that price comparisons between unlike things are worthless.
If you prefer, here is an entire HN discussion on the problem of price comparisons between unlike things: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4393817