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Re: MKBHDs for Everything

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Post by ilrwbwrkhv »

The problem is nobody is saying the product is good. I remember when the iPhone was launched. Many people hated it but there were also millions who loved it.

If your product has only haters, then ya, your product sucks.

The CEO also has a strange, what comes off as egotistical "I worked at Apple" vibe which is very off-putting. Maybe he didn't listen to feedback etc to make the product better?

Also who funds these things. 240 million dollars in funding. This should have been a Kickstarter.

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Post by threeseed »

your_challenger wrote: post #3

The only argument against MKBHD could be the YouTube title he chose. But if a "company" with many hundreds of people can't handle a title and goes under, it never deserved to exist.

One thing that is missed is that Marques is careful about what he reviews.

99% of the junk that companies release he/his team simply won't waste time on.

So the title is probably true.

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Post by ilrwbwrkhv »

your_challenger wrote: post #3

The only argument against MKBHD could be the YouTube title he chose. But if a "company" with many hundreds of people can't handle a title and goes under, it never deserved to exist.

"The worst product he has ever reviewed.. for now" is an apt title though. If you create a useless product for 700 plus a subscription, for now it is a terrible product and that's what the title said.

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Post by sangeeth96 »

Everything about that product and its price tag screamed whatever he put up in the title and I'm glad he went ahead so that the average joe doesn't get scammed into getting this garbage.

There's clickbait and there's the plain and simple truth.

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Post by sangeeth96 »

ilrwbwrkhv wrote: post #4

The problem is nobody is saying the product is good. I remember when the iPhone was launched. Many people hated it but there were also millions who loved it. If your product has only haters, then ya, your product sucks. The CEO also has a strange, what comes off as egotistical "I worked at Apple" vibe which is very off-putting. Maybe he didn't listen to feedback etc to make the product better? Also who funds these th…

Agree. I don't get what's driving folks comparing this to the iPhone launch. Apples and oranges.

Re: MKBHDs for Everything

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Post by colmmacc »

ilrwbwrkhv wrote: post #4

The problem is nobody is saying the product is good. I remember when the iPhone was launched. Many people hated it but there were also millions who loved it. If your product has only haters, then ya, your product sucks. The CEO also has a strange, what comes off as egotistical "I worked at Apple" vibe which is very off-putting. Maybe he didn't listen to feedback etc to make the product better? Also who funds these th…

I'm probably breaking HN etiquette here because this is only barely related but your comment reminded me of the time that Gayle King asked Ron Johnson, who had taken over as CEO at JCPenney after building the Apple retail store network, if he was wearing JCPenney clothes. He was not.

https://youtu.be/VfZKntQZSbo?t=426

It really made an impression on me how mundane and basic so much of leadership is, and on how a thing like that could quickly undermine so experienced a leader. If you lead a store selling clothes ... you should really wear those clothes. I'm sure at Apple he used an iPhone, but it didn't carry over. Anyway, here I am 12 years later dunking on the guy, but he did build one of the most profitable retail businesses ever.

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