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The Verge is so bad they have me defending Apple [video]

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Re: The Verge is so bad they have me defending Apple [video]

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Post by chx »

de6u99er wrote: post #8

Remember The Verge's PC build video? https://youtu.be/2lmfF0k2UcU

They just reviewed the ugreen nexode , a 200w six port USB C charger. What you can't find in this review is a comparison to the two other six port solutions at a similar wattage, that being the SlimQ F240 + their tiny DC extender and the EGO Exinno 240W. (Not to mention the famous ;) chx-hack of using the Lenovo tip version of the AS-240 GaN+SiC charger, the Lenovo 4X90U90620 slim tip splitter and two SlimQ DC extenders :P although I use only one, I use the 170W leg of the splitter to feed my beastly X1E4.) They clearly are not well versed in this.

Re: The Verge is so bad they have me defending Apple [video]

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Post by saynay »

Shadonototra wrote: post #20

the verge won't miss an opportunity to shoot at Apple they have a preference for microsoft products, if you read them everyday (spoiler: i do), then you'll notice it

What? No they don't, they consistently and heavily praise all Apple hardware, and pretty much the entire staff uses Apple devices for at least work.

Just because they can be critical of Apple's business practices, doesn't mean they hate Apple.

Re: The Verge is so bad they have me defending Apple [video]

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Post by donthellbanme »

Fuhrer01 wrote: post #17

Louis is doing god's work in right to repair. Hope he succeeds. I wonder what Hunter Thompson would say about Verge today.

I've never said this about anyone in tech, but I feel Louis Rossman should run for the Senate, or the House.

I've kept an eye on him for years, and think he's honest, and trustworthy. He does not appear to be a sellout in the slightest.

Becomming a politician doesn't sound like the life he wants, but we need guys like Louis running our country.

(It's not that crazy. A few years ago Zuck thought he had a chance in politics. His yes men put him on tractors in the midwest with a cowboy hat. I even think they had him sucking on a stick of wheat? All I knew is they picked the wrong guy. Zuck was a joke on so many levels though, --even then. How a young man can make so many ugly decisions so quick is beyond me. I guess that's why he's a 1 percenter? Nice fair people don't become wealthy. He was just about his money, and his narcisstic life. Louis seems just honest, and cares about what's fair. He never asked to be the spokesman for Right to Repair. He was just, like I was, irritated over pricy items we can't fix.)

Re: The Verge is so bad they have me defending Apple [video]

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Post by bmn__ »

KennyBlanken wrote: post #4
olliej wrote: post #2

I generally don't like "man rants at camera" style videos but I think this is actually really good - I had assumed it would be just complaining about the size/weight/etc of the repair equipment[1], but it was mostly calling out how their reporting makes it sound like the right-to-repair folk are assholes, and how their reporting doesn't actually touch on any of the stuff that isn't repairable. [1] which does seem big…

Rossmann loves to rant at the camera about a lot of shit he knows nothing about. He's kind of turning into the Joe Rogan of tech. He lost an incredible amount of credibility for me when he acted like he was a victim of Big Bad Apple siccing their lawyers on him for "selling parts." Apple didn't go after him because he was "selling parts", they went after him because he was selling laptop and phone batteries with the…

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Re: The Verge is so bad they have me defending Apple [video]

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Post by sokoloff »

Aunche wrote: post #19

Good on Rossmann for calling out bullshit on his own side. Legitimate issues often get hijacked by do-nothing whiners, yet all too often they get ignored or even encouraged for the sake of prioritizing short term political gain.

Agree. I think politics overall would be aided if more people called out bullshit from their own side. It’s easy to see when some “other side” spouts BS, but often harder to see and/or have the courage when it’s someone who is mostly pulling in a direction you want to go, but has an idiotic idea or is spouting bullshit.

When that step is skipped, weak or outright incorrect thoughts, ideas, and plans are allowed to propagate and become part of the movement, either in fact or via association.

When you take that step, you might offend someone whose idea was on the weak-to-bullshit spectrum, but you also hone your group’s ideas and help align the broad group of people who previously never had an opinion but are willing to get behind strong, sensible ideas.

Re: The Verge is so bad they have me defending Apple [video]

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Post by sokoloff »

KennyBlanken wrote: post #4
olliej wrote: post #2

I generally don't like "man rants at camera" style videos but I think this is actually really good - I had assumed it would be just complaining about the size/weight/etc of the repair equipment[1], but it was mostly calling out how their reporting makes it sound like the right-to-repair folk are assholes, and how their reporting doesn't actually touch on any of the stuff that isn't repairable. [1] which does seem big…

Rossmann loves to rant at the camera about a lot of shit he knows nothing about. He's kind of turning into the Joe Rogan of tech. He lost an incredible amount of credibility for me when he acted like he was a victim of Big Bad Apple siccing their lawyers on him for "selling parts." Apple didn't go after him because he was "selling parts", they went after him because he was selling laptop and phone batteries with the…

> battery that could survive thousands of cycles and only lose about 80% of its capacity

Presumably you mean only lose 20% of its capacity?

Re: The Verge is so bad they have me defending Apple [video]

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Post by ksec »

michaelnoguera wrote: post #16

I have tried to faithfully summarize the video here. If you notice a mistake or omission, please correct me. Rossmann’s main message: “to complain about something that is an option rather than complain about all of the options that are missing misses the forest for the trees”. Key points: 1. For certain repairs, Apple’s repair program has “made availiable the exact same OEM parts and tools that they use” via rental.…

Unpopular opinion.

The Verge did exactly what Apple would have like them to do. And you could argue whether that was intentional or not. ( Part of the whole PR play is to shape public discourse )

By showcasing the proper way of doing it, or how it is done when you paid $69 in the Apple Store, the article has correctly set the stage for 99% of Tech readers. ( Non-Tech people never give a damn or wouldn't want to try it themselves anyway ).

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