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The Wall Street Journal apparently decided to move away from its standard topics and delve into investigations, one way or another connected with the largest IT corporations in the world. And now, WSJ again raises an interesting enough topic - is Google going to invade the world of cable television?
For those who are closely following the news around the corporation of good, this news is definitely not a surprise - rumors that Google is preparing something for set-top boxes go on the Internet for a long time. However, not a single publication has yet appeared, such as the Wall Street Journal with sources that can be trusted neither refuted nor confirmed by any of them. Up to this day.
WSJ journalists claim that at the Google I / O conference next month, the company will present some software for STB, which (as usual) will change the cable television industry, and developers from all over the world will start writing their applications for this platform. It is unlikely that Google TV will be a complete product, which includes not only the software shell, but also the hardware itself, produced somewhere in the Google factory - sounds a bit implausible. However, a certain version of Android, adapted and optimized for the needs of receivers, is quite likely to exist. Moreover, WSJ writes that Sony, Intel and Logitech are interested in releasing devices that will work on Google software. Another interesting detail is that Google is currently working with Dish to test "TV search", which allows you to pull video not only from the Dish network, but also simply from the Internet.
It’s not clear what all this will bring about - there are already a sufficient number of devices on the market, and at a low price, providing almost the full range of possibilities of a theoretically perfect set-top box. However, if the interface is good, the services work, and users are happy (as is usually the case with Google) - a new device, or rather devices, can be successful.
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WSJ via ArsTechnica
For those who are closely following the news around the corporation of good, this news is definitely not a surprise - rumors that Google is preparing something for set-top boxes go on the Internet for a long time. However, not a single publication has yet appeared, such as the Wall Street Journal with sources that can be trusted neither refuted nor confirmed by any of them. Up to this day.
WSJ journalists claim that at the Google I / O conference next month, the company will present some software for STB, which (as usual) will change the cable television industry, and developers from all over the world will start writing their applications for this platform. It is unlikely that Google TV will be a complete product, which includes not only the software shell, but also the hardware itself, produced somewhere in the Google factory - sounds a bit implausible. However, a certain version of Android, adapted and optimized for the needs of receivers, is quite likely to exist. Moreover, WSJ writes that Sony, Intel and Logitech are interested in releasing devices that will work on Google software. Another interesting detail is that Google is currently working with Dish to test "TV search", which allows you to pull video not only from the Dish network, but also simply from the Internet.
It’s not clear what all this will bring about - there are already a sufficient number of devices on the market, and at a low price, providing almost the full range of possibilities of a theoretically perfect set-top box. However, if the interface is good, the services work, and users are happy (as is usually the case with Google) - a new device, or rather devices, can be successful.
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WSJ via ArsTechnica
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/92653/
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