By Alan Wolk

On paper, the FCC’s recent move to open up the set top box to third parties seems like a sweet deal for consumers. Rather than have to rent whatever clunky, antiquated box their pay-TV provider offers, viewers will be able to get boxes from a range of manufacturers who will offer them beautiful interfaces, streaming integration and more, quite possibly for less money.

It’s a nice vision but it fails to take into account the reality of the market: there’s really no need for set top boxes anymore, regardless of who makes them.

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Source: The Drum