To a point, I was pointing out multiple successful APIs, but also, I was pointing out the strangeness that comes with having to develop for multiple proprietary APIs. Trying to get some games to run with MiniGL on a Voodoo card could be a pain in the neck.
Yeah, don't buy Cable TV, so you can explain, over and over again to the rest of your family how to properly use the Roku/FireTV/Xbox/Plex/Etc rather than just choosing a channel. Also, it's kinda difficult to stream some content without having a cable subscription of some sort now. Land Lines...