This won’t be the case as soon as companies figure out how to embed always-on 5G cellular modems. They may not have the bandwidth to do software updates, but they can probably squeeze analytics into even the weakest cell reception spots.
Google tv on my nVidia shield is now showing ads on the Home Screen. I don’t think it’s nVidias doing though, just that Google decided to show ads. I should be able to return it, just like my wink that was supposedly free for life…
This is a completely solvable problem; spend an extra $20, get a Chromecast, and never deal with this again.