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Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV Gain On Roku, Chromecast

Amazon’s Fire TV and Apple TV are gaining on Roku in U.S. sales share, but Roku is holding on to its top spot even as a raging Amazon Fire flares up to tie Google’s Chromecast for second place, a Parks Associates survey found.

From the article "Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV Gain On Roku, Chromecast" by Joseph Palenchar.

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