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Reaction to Fox Corporation acquiring Roku for $22 billion (Nichijou meme)

This meme consists of two sections: top text that references real world business news, followed by a reaction image from the anime Nichijou. The top text first states 'Fox Corporation: *To acquire Roku in $22 billion deal*', then follows with 'Those who like to have nice things:'. The image below is a close-up of Nichijou character Yuuko Aioi looking extremely stressed, flushed, sweating heavily, and visibly frustrated/angry, representing the negative reaction of Roku users and general consumers who are worried that Fox's acquisition will lead to worse, more expensive, or more ad-heavy streaming services on the Roku platform.
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Fox Corporation: To acquire Roku in $22 billion deal
Those who like to have nice things:

Overview

This meme consists of two sections: top text that references real world business news, followed by a reaction image from the anime Nichijou. The top text first states 'Fox Corporation: To acquire Roku in $22 billion deal', then follows with 'Those who like to have nice things:'. The image below is a close-up of Nichijou character Yuuko Aioi looking extremely stressed, flushed, sweating heavily, and visibly frustrated/angry, representing the negative reaction of Roku users and general consumers who are worried that Fox's acquisition will lead to worse, more expensive, or more ad-heavy streaming services on the Roku platform.

Origin notes

This is entry #2984 of the 'Daily Nichijou meme' series, shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit as an RSS-sourced post. It uses a popular reaction screenshot from the slice-of-life comedy anime Nichijou - My Ordinary Life, edited to add commentary on the 2024 public news of Fox Corporation's planned $22 billion acquisition of streaming hardware and service provider Roku, tapping into common consumer frustration with corporate consolidation of media platforms.

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