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I wonder what that stupid Rakuten TV button on my remote for "my" Samsung TV cost Rakuten to put there. I don't want a hardcoded quickbutton.

I haven't seen any dashboard ads on it yet but that is probably becouse there is no regional service yet where I live. I wonder if this is worth it for Samsung in the long term to piss their customers off and get the image of a cheap rippoff brand.

> I wonder what that stupid Rakuten TV button on my remote for "my" Samsung TV cost Rakuten to put there. I don't want a hardcoded quickbutton.

It's basically mandatory for Netflix at this point. Unless you're a very major provider they really want Netflix will not certify a device unless there's a Netflix button on it.

They most likely do if you sign up and pay via Samsung (instead of paying in the Disney website and logging in via Samsung).

However, that's probably not an issue for most people. The concerns people have is around obtrusive advertising in their home screen.

Appropriate? That's the wrong question. Everything in the market is negotiable. The question to ask is why Apple has more leverage. (I think you will see the answer is "many, many reasons.")