If they do become responsible, there possibly won’t be any available for install or pre-install. The TV manufacturer can’t control what third party companies do in relation to compatability or longevity of their apps. TV manufacturers could try to duplicate apps, but they still won’t be able to control how content is managed (e.g. content holder could change the content format, location of storage etc, causing the app to fail). The TV manufacturers could hold content, but this could have copyright/licencing issues and could disadvantage the consumer as content may be limited. I also suspect TV manufacturers don’t want the responsibility…and if they are forced to, smart TVs possibly will disappear.
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