I'm so confused about this whole Telly thing... I mean, who thought it was a good idea to give away free TVs with cameras and mics? It sounds like a recipe for disaster. And now they're making money from ads on these things?! That's just creepy. I don't know if I want my TV spying on me while I'm watching my fave shows... Is it even worth the $52 per month or something? I don't get how that adds up to more than what I pay for Netflix right now...
Ugh, this is so fishy ! 35k units shipped is a tiny fraction of their original plan and yet they're still making bank off those ads? It's like they're counting on people being too distracted by all that annoying looped ad content to notice the TVs are breaking left and right. And $52 per TV per month is just getting richer off users while fixing the problem afterwards, what a scheme !
I'm lowkey disappointed that Telly's "free" dual-screen TV thing is not living up to the hype . I mean, who wouldn't want a free TV, right? But for those 35k units they shipped, it sounds like they had some major kinks to work out, especially with shipping logistics . Broken or defective TVs aren't exactly what you'd call "free" .
On the other hand, $22 million in ad revenue is still pretty sweet . I guess Telly's got that part right – their ad-based approach might just be the future of smart TVs . But, I'm curious to see how they'll keep customers happy with all those ads looping on repeat... maybe a new feature update or two?
TBH , I'm surprised they're getting 35k units shipped but still having major quality control issues . The ad-based model is kinda genius, but at what cost? Users are gonna get used to invasive tracking and ads forever... not a great look for Telly . Meanwhile, their investors are raking it in, but the long-term viability of this business model is anyone's guess .