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> it's pretty harmless Then his target audience will be happy to support him. Honestly the only "amateur code" I can see here is a SaaS that can't figure out h

> it's pretty harmless Then his target audience will be happy to support him. Honestly the only "amateur code" I can see here is a SaaS that can't figure out how to hide paywalled content from a Python scraper.

windexh8er 2y ago
This entire debacle for Marques shines a light on his actual prowess. He's claimed to be a "reviewer". He's even stated he reviews things in their current state, not future. If he was "reviewing" his own app he'd rip it to shreds. The cost, the privacy nightmare that it is, and now the shoddy quality of it altogether. He's a marketer. And a charlatan if he wants to claim he's actually skilled at objective reviews that follow some process outside his stream of thought. Does he have good production sense? Sure. But he's not what he claims. Neither is his app. Between his garbage sit down with Apple, his shilling for Buick and this you'd think he'd realize he should stay in his lane.
- linotype 2y ago
  Yes, he’s clearly a failure at reviews and business with billions of views on YouTube. Just because his content isn’t for your doesn’t mean his reviews are bad.
  - windexh8er 2y ago
    Just because he calls himself a "reviewer" doesn't make him that. Also people can enjoy his high production marketing videos. But just because people like his content does not make him a good reviewer OR unsuccessful. I also didn't say he was a failure, but enjoy your baseless assertions. For reference - you think this [0] is a good review? Give me a break. Also a great breakdown of his grift [1]. [0] https://youtu.be/gfC8Y66tR6o https://youtu.be/gfC8Y66tR6o [1] https://youtu.be/Z0DF-MOkotA https://youtu.be/Z0DF-MOkotA
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    - nozzlegear 2y ago
      The title of your referenced video [0] is "The Largest Daily Driver Unboxing!" It was my impression that most reviewers use the term "unboxing" to mean "this is a video of me literally taking the product out of the box and giving you my first impressions on it". Marques himself often has a "Product XYZ Unboxing" video¹, where he gives his initial thoughts on a product, followed by a "Product XYZ Review" video² several days or weeks later. I'll also note that the video you linked was sponsored by Buick, which he says within the first 20 seconds. ¹ MKBHD: iPhone 16/16 Pro Unboxing: End of an Era! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3BKjZMGoIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3BKjZMGoIw ² MKBHD: iPhone 16/16 Pro Review: Times Have Changed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRtg6A1f2Ko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRtg6A1f2Ko
      - windexh8er 2y ago
        Ahhh, yes. All the great review outlets not only provide unpaid & unbiased reviews but also take money from those same vendors (either directly or indirectly) all while maintaining and upholding a high level of standards in their objective approach to their tech unboxing/reviewing/pontificating/vlogging companies. Suuuure. Also, iPhone 16. Isn't it amazing MKBHD asks such tough, clearly not-agreed-to-before-the-interview when he's dealing with Apple directly and then goes with the masses on how "meh" the iPhone is within a couple months? He's clearly an amazing reviewer and not influenced by a vendors status or potential revenue that particular review will garner him. Not. At. All. /s This is why it's amazing to see everyone like - yeah, he's a great reviewer! It's OK to take money and ask softball questions depending on all of those external variables. Go look at a site like RTINGS [0]. That's a review site. The links posted as his reviews don't follow a framework, they're not objective. It's all opinion and pretty B-roll. You legitimately can't do what he does and be an objective reviewer. It's not possible. [0] https://www.rtings.com/ https://www.rtings.com/
        nozzlegear 2y ago
  - talldayo 2y ago
    With fairness, I believe you can absolutely call marketing-influencers like Mark Gurman and MKBHD bad reviewers. None of them ever really express original thoughts - there's no "oh Apple messed up" admission or meaningful criticism of their business choices. They are absolute and documented yes-men that exist almost entirely to kiss up to FAANG businesses and drive the tech market whether it's grasping at life or succeeding to the utmost. I guess that's what you should expect, though. People don't want reviewers that detract from the hardware they own, they want blinded optimists who will say anything is good for you.
    - linotype 2y ago
      That’s not the impression I get from his iPhone 16/Pro review: https://youtu.be/MRtg6A1f2Ko https://youtu.be/MRtg6A1f2Ko His summary is don’t buy unless your phone is on its last legs or older than the 13. Also knocks the 60hz screen on the 16. > People don't want reviewers that detract from the hardware they own, they want blinded optimists who will say anything is good for you. Frankly, I’m tired of people being so pessimistic. For instance Star Wars Outlaws was a lot of fun but the video gaming YouTube community was down on it before it even launched. Some people have unrealistic expectations.
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      - talldayo 2y ago
        > Frankly, I’m tired of people being so pessimistic. For instance Star Wars Outlaws I've heard people who've never played a Bethesda game before tell me that Starfield was a lot of fun. That didn't save it from being a commercial failure because people are tired of cooker-cutter formulaic open-world games though. You can extend this rationale of pessimism to a lot of things, including smartphone hardware and software deficiency. Play whatever you like, but don't act shocked when the industry's most notoriously lazy studio doesn't receive critical acclaim for a licensed IP featuring characters nobody can recognize in a faux-stealth gameplay loop that's been recycled since Assassin's Creed III. Saying you're tired of pessimism towards Ubisoft is like saying Facebook deserves softer criticism because some people like the Instagram redesign.

windexh8er 2y ago

This entire debacle for Marques shines a light on his actual prowess. He's claimed to be a "reviewer". He's even stated he reviews things in their current state, not future. If he was "reviewing" his own app he'd rip it to shreds. The cost, the privacy nightmare that it is, and now the shoddy quality of it altogether. He's a marketer. And a charlatan if he wants to claim he's actually skilled at objective reviews that follow some process outside his stream of thought. Does he have good production sense? Sure. But he's not what he claims. Neither is his app. Between his garbage sit down with Apple, his shilling for Buick and this you'd think he'd realize he should stay in his lane.

linotype 2y ago
Yes, he’s clearly a failure at reviews and business with billions of views on YouTube. Just because his content isn’t for your doesn’t mean his reviews are bad.
- windexh8er 2y ago
  Just because he calls himself a "reviewer" doesn't make him that. Also people can enjoy his high production marketing videos. But just because people like his content does not make him a good reviewer OR unsuccessful. I also didn't say he was a failure, but enjoy your baseless assertions. For reference - you think this [0] is a good review? Give me a break. Also a great breakdown of his grift [1]. [0] https://youtu.be/gfC8Y66tR6o https://youtu.be/gfC8Y66tR6o [1] https://youtu.be/Z0DF-MOkotA https://youtu.be/Z0DF-MOkotA
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  - nozzlegear 2y ago
    The title of your referenced video [0] is "The Largest Daily Driver Unboxing!" It was my impression that most reviewers use the term "unboxing" to mean "this is a video of me literally taking the product out of the box and giving you my first impressions on it". Marques himself often has a "Product XYZ Unboxing" video¹, where he gives his initial thoughts on a product, followed by a "Product XYZ Review" video² several days or weeks later. I'll also note that the video you linked was sponsored by Buick, which he says within the first 20 seconds. ¹ MKBHD: iPhone 16/16 Pro Unboxing: End of an Era! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3BKjZMGoIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3BKjZMGoIw ² MKBHD: iPhone 16/16 Pro Review: Times Have Changed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRtg6A1f2Ko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRtg6A1f2Ko
    - windexh8er 2y ago
      Ahhh, yes. All the great review outlets not only provide unpaid & unbiased reviews but also take money from those same vendors (either directly or indirectly) all while maintaining and upholding a high level of standards in their objective approach to their tech unboxing/reviewing/pontificating/vlogging companies. Suuuure. Also, iPhone 16. Isn't it amazing MKBHD asks such tough, clearly not-agreed-to-before-the-interview when he's dealing with Apple directly and then goes with the masses on how "meh" the iPhone is within a couple months? He's clearly an amazing reviewer and not influenced by a vendors status or potential revenue that particular review will garner him. Not. At. All. /s This is why it's amazing to see everyone like - yeah, he's a great reviewer! It's OK to take money and ask softball questions depending on all of those external variables. Go look at a site like RTINGS [0]. That's a review site. The links posted as his reviews don't follow a framework, they're not objective. It's all opinion and pretty B-roll. You legitimately can't do what he does and be an objective reviewer. It's not possible. [0] https://www.rtings.com/ https://www.rtings.com/
      - nozzlegear 2y ago
- talldayo 2y ago
  With fairness, I believe you can absolutely call marketing-influencers like Mark Gurman and MKBHD bad reviewers. None of them ever really express original thoughts - there's no "oh Apple messed up" admission or meaningful criticism of their business choices. They are absolute and documented yes-men that exist almost entirely to kiss up to FAANG businesses and drive the tech market whether it's grasping at life or succeeding to the utmost. I guess that's what you should expect, though. People don't want reviewers that detract from the hardware they own, they want blinded optimists who will say anything is good for you.
  - linotype 2y ago
    That’s not the impression I get from his iPhone 16/Pro review: https://youtu.be/MRtg6A1f2Ko https://youtu.be/MRtg6A1f2Ko His summary is don’t buy unless your phone is on its last legs or older than the 13. Also knocks the 60hz screen on the 16. > People don't want reviewers that detract from the hardware they own, they want blinded optimists who will say anything is good for you. Frankly, I’m tired of people being so pessimistic. For instance Star Wars Outlaws was a lot of fun but the video gaming YouTube community was down on it before it even launched. Some people have unrealistic expectations.
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    - talldayo 2y ago
      > Frankly, I’m tired of people being so pessimistic. For instance Star Wars Outlaws I've heard people who've never played a Bethesda game before tell me that Starfield was a lot of fun. That didn't save it from being a commercial failure because people are tired of cooker-cutter formulaic open-world games though. You can extend this rationale of pessimism to a lot of things, including smartphone hardware and software deficiency. Play whatever you like, but don't act shocked when the industry's most notoriously lazy studio doesn't receive critical acclaim for a licensed IP featuring characters nobody can recognize in a faux-stealth gameplay loop that's been recycled since Assassin's Creed III. Saying you're tired of pessimism towards Ubisoft is like saying Facebook deserves softer criticism because some people like the Instagram redesign.