Ain't that the truth. I unsubscribed years ago when it hit me that this guy doesn't have anything of value to say, much less an opinion on anything.
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MKBHD Shutting Down Controversial 'Panels' Wallpaper App
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Ain't that the truth. I unsubscribed years ago when it hit me that this guy doesn't have anything of value to say, much less an opinion on anything.
I think I unsubscribed to him years ago, went from really great reviewer to a terrible "sponsored only reviewer" real fast.
Hmmm the video is now "Unlisted"? I can't see it in his channel, I can only get to it from the link in this article.
“…my team and I…”
Grammatically correct phrasing, yes, but that kind of positioning doesn’t give me an image of a good working relationship. It’s not that it can’t exist, but I much prefer the kind of expression you hear from what I perceive as truly supportive family-esque teams, like “the team here at <some_group_name>”. Instead, the separation of “I” sounds a bit ego-driven, stiff, overly formal.
Grammatically correct phrasing, yes, but that kind of positioning doesn’t give me an image of a good working relationship. It’s not that it can’t exist, but I much prefer the kind of expression you hear from what I perceive as truly supportive family-esque teams, like “the team here at <some_group_name>”. Instead, the separation of “I” sounds a bit ego-driven, stiff, overly formal.
That’s happens when you, popular YouTube slave but you doesn’t have any experience with software development circle and right data analytics.
That’s funny, but I think he was just FACE to bring popularity to this app and he didn’t have any control on the development in general. He wasn’t product owner in general.
Let’s me reminds you those YouTube slaves like Linus and MKBHd doesn’t have technical background and they do not investigate properly products which they’re introducing in an ads or personal way .
DO YOU REMEMBER HONEY ?!!! All YouTube slaves Were hipped about this SCAMMERS FROM PAYPAL DEPARTMENT.
AND ONLY GAMER NEXUS DID A PROPER INVESTIGATION!!!
That’s funny, but I think he was just FACE to bring popularity to this app and he didn’t have any control on the development in general. He wasn’t product owner in general.
Let’s me reminds you those YouTube slaves like Linus and MKBHd doesn’t have technical background and they do not investigate properly products which they’re introducing in an ads or personal way .
DO YOU REMEMBER HONEY ?!!! All YouTube slaves Were hipped about this SCAMMERS FROM PAYPAL DEPARTMENT.
AND ONLY GAMER NEXUS DID A PROPER INVESTIGATION!!!
Having a subscription for a wallpaper app was never a good idea. One time payment option would have been better. Not surprised to see this shutting down.
You’re right, but stupid people will watch it and scroll, scroll, scroll like drugged zombies.
it's so tempting to think - and I've fallen for this too many times to count - that a critic who points out all the faults of others would be great at building things, but turns out those are completely different skill sets and criticizing is a lot easier than it is to build something
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; . . . who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly." - Theodore Roosevelt
MKBHD's stay in the arena lasted all of 15 months before he was like "nah, this is too hard, time to go back to being a critic"
Hopefully he learned a little about how difficult it is to actually create something
MKBHD's stay in the arena lasted all of 15 months before he was like "nah, this is too hard, time to go back to being a critic"
Hopefully he learned a little about how difficult it is to actually create something
Just as fast as he was speeding in a School Zone.
It's easy to criticize others' apps, but to make your own, not so easy is it? Especially coming up with a useful one. Certainly not as easy as doing 90 mph in a school zone...
lets be totally fair here...MOST WALLPAPER APPS CHARGE A FEE OF SOME SORT...be it a one time fee (less likely nowadays) or a weekly/monthly fee. Not all of them are worth it, most arent. So was marcus doing anything that wasnt done before? No.
He was trying to make a few extra bucks, and people jumped on his back for it. Ok. heres the funny thing. You can bark all you want about the unfair price he was charging for a wallpaper app subscription, BUT at the end of the day you dont have to pay for it.
Heres a prime example. I love my Apple Watch Ultra 2. Paid 400 dollars or so for it with a trade in from the first one. I doubt ill trade in this one for the 3rd gen as i dont see the upgrades as useful to me. Ok, but i love the watch and all its functionality.
They do sell far more expensive watches that do far less then the apple watch. Your not likely answering phone calls and texts on your average low end rolex are you? Unlikley. Yet they charge WAY MORE those watches then you would pay for a full retail priced Apple Watch Ultra.
Now one could argue the quality of the material, etc...but at the end of the day, you still get to chose between a more functional if not less fashionable apple watch ultra (or lower end model) or pay way more for just the look, material, brand name and social status of a Rolex.
That choice is yours and yours alone to make. Same thing with the wallpaper app. You can chose not to buy it, and apparently enough people chose that and now its getting shut down.
He was trying to make a few extra bucks, and people jumped on his back for it. Ok. heres the funny thing. You can bark all you want about the unfair price he was charging for a wallpaper app subscription, BUT at the end of the day you dont have to pay for it.
Heres a prime example. I love my Apple Watch Ultra 2. Paid 400 dollars or so for it with a trade in from the first one. I doubt ill trade in this one for the 3rd gen as i dont see the upgrades as useful to me. Ok, but i love the watch and all its functionality.
They do sell far more expensive watches that do far less then the apple watch. Your not likely answering phone calls and texts on your average low end rolex are you? Unlikley. Yet they charge WAY MORE those watches then you would pay for a full retail priced Apple Watch Ultra.
Now one could argue the quality of the material, etc...but at the end of the day, you still get to chose between a more functional if not less fashionable apple watch ultra (or lower end model) or pay way more for just the look, material, brand name and social status of a Rolex.
That choice is yours and yours alone to make. Same thing with the wallpaper app. You can chose not to buy it, and apparently enough people chose that and now its getting shut down.
Not as fast as him driving in a school zone.
This dumb app is what made me hear about the school zone incident, and that led me to stop following him. I know his millions per month won't miss me, but hopefully he saw a small dent in viewership after this stupidity.
Yeah, try to make people pay for pictures you can find just about anywhere on the internet.
I guess there weren't as many fools out there as they thought.
> went from really great reviewer
this has never been true.
'Controversial' is one way to say waste of money.
Friendly reminder that this quality specimen uploaded proof of himself going 96 in a 35 MPH zone
Seems like the market was low iq individuals, much like MB himself!
Friendly reminder that this quality specimen uploaded proof of himself going 96 in a 35 MPH zone
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Wow, way too many sour grapes on here who are obviously just super jelly of a guy who's been able to monetize his views on tech - while you all just sit here barking at each other over Apple rumors. Sad. Anyway, MKBHD is great, and he makes great content, which is why it's no surprise his brand (and team) took off very easily. And as he said, this wasn't 'just an app to download wallpapers' ... it was meant to create an aggregate community of artists who could actively engage and create with the paying consumers of said art. It didn't work - but sometimes things just don't. It reminds a lot like Apple's Ping - where the idea was to better connect musicians with fans. That idea didn't work either, BTW, and that was launched by one of the largest brands - with the largest marketing budgets - in the world....
I'm sure you do many things in life that people would think are low IQ. The only difference is you're anonymous behind your keyboard..
The most judgemental are normally the most hypocritical.