yup thats why epic games wont give user reivews epic is 100% for the game companies and publishers and not the gamers they also allow game companies to choose no refunds
It also safes a lot of people money... People who potentially would have invested more, customers who woulda payed 700 bucks and the list goes on. Its a good thing, that bad products get filtered out of the market asap. It would only be immoral, if marques would intentionally make bad reviews for a good product just to hurt a company. This one is clearly not it.
And the inverse, thirsty creators that only ever rave about every product because positive videos get more views, then people buy the product and are mad that X person lied about it
Has anyone EVER seen a Tesla go beyond 140k miles WITHOUT a battery pack change? A car that can't go 200k miles without an engine replacement, transmission replacement, or more expensive battery pack replacement is known as a cracker jack car.
A bad product can potentially become a better one in the next version unless they never get a chance due to bad press. Nearly everyone stumbles at first but the important thing is to be able to learn from your mistakes. Edit: If you only care about what benefits you (consumer) then you're not interested in fairness or health of the system. If your ambition is to be a consumer rather than a creator haha...
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You can still have a sucessfull business even if you do a bad product. As long as you take the feedback into consideration and improve, you can still survive. Better know it early if you did trash so that you can salvage your product, rather than too late and wonder why your customers are gone.
MKBHD is already pretty tame when it comes to criticism by TH-cam standards. Blaming a reviewer for a failing company is like blaming the weatherman for the hurricane
You're right but the analogy is very dumb lmao. A negative review can convince people not to buy the product. A hurricane would occur whether the weatherman reported it or not
He hasn't been tame. I'm mostly upset about what happened to Fisker, a company really dedicated to sustainability. He's holding start ups to the same standards as mega corps, and the start ups have to deal with the biggest name in tech outright rejecting their product. I don't expect new companies to create products as good as something Apple or Google makes, so I'm more forgiving when a company that has a great cause doesn't get it right the first time. I don't blame him for sharing his opinion, but there isn't even a chance for these companies to improve. It just makes me feel sad.
It's absolutely insane that they thought people would replace their iphone with a trash product that has: * 4 hours of battery life * trash camera quality * AI that's slower than Siri * No apps...
Celebrity reviews don't have the same impact as yours or mine, conflating them is disingenuous. No matter how well-intentioned a lion or bear might be, a playful swipe can easily kill a smaller animal. Edit: Y'all need to rewatch Ratatouille, and listen to Ego's speech at the end.
Tell that to all the employees who will now be laid off because of these reviews. What will they be telling their families? Why do they have to suffer?
unless is a thermal prototype solution that you send to Linus and upon testing it, not in the way intended, they sell it at auction without your consent
@@costco_pizzaif they were smart, then a single start-up would not be the ONLY job you'd have. Source: I am in the exact same position. If my start-up dies, I have a fallback plan.
I hate being robbed. Buying a bad product is really upsetting as we do not have money to waste. I like reviews that are honest because they help me make an informed decision. Thank you!
He quotes "First, do no harm" as if its a rule. That quote comes from the oath doctors take. That dude needs to stop and realize reviewing products is not like being a doctor.
That's how some people function nowadays. The truth hurts their feelings, so some company's or country's make sure to push censorship or hell, saying a man can't be a woman hurts people's fragile feelings
@jawedhakimi79…..same reason I am here. I just caught on this channel a few months ago and the reason I gravitate here is because this guy is incredibly honest, thorough and fair with his reviews.
Same, fuck these companies expecting him to lie just to protect some billionaires profits, I'm glad in the Internet age their attempts to silence people only makes the situation louder
to me the Humane company and the pin give off major vibes of “we don’t actually care to be an independent tech company, we just wanted to make proprietary tech and hope that a bigger company buys us and uses our tech in their tech”. the pin being 700$, and the required 24$/month subscription for it be usable all show signs of a startup with a clear goal of just hoping to be bought out
I don't understand all the fuss. If a product is bad, and it ends up being negatively reviewed, then it is on the company for releasing bad products. Marques is doing us a public service by helping us avoid wasting our money on bad products. Respect to you, Marques!
Imagine having the power of dictating a company's share price by your review... if one were inclined you could play the market well in both directions buy and sell (shorting).
"You killed this company with your bad review!" Good, it was a bad company, with a bad product, thanks for helping consumers by honestly reviewing things
That's not always the case though. Sometimes reviewers get it wrong. You see videos with "second takes" but the damage can often be done with a bad first take.
@@FcoEnriquePerez Just because you can say something without being locked up for it, doesn't mean your words can't cause significant damage to peoples lives.
He's honest only with small startups, but you will never see him doing an honest review of a megacorp product. Look at the review of the apple VR glasses for example. He could have done a review equally negative as the ai ping but instead he had his lips plenty of apple poop. He knows who's paying him for products to review every month and he will never bite the hand that is feeding him.
If I’m a consumer and not a beta tester, I expect the product to perform as advertised. My means are limited, and I rely on independent reviews. Truth in advertising is not adequately enforced by the government, consumer protection is a joke. I need people like you to help inform my decision making, and I appreciate your time, expertise, candor and patience in explaining the why behind the reviews you give. Thank you!
Are companies also becoming entitled?? If you make a bad product people will speak up. If you make a good product people will rave about it and tell other people about it. You did the right thing. This response was humble and well spoken. Good stuff my man.
@@alid.p.1983 100% correct. If the people don't like it, the people won't buy it. One of my family members failed to see that with their restaurant. Everyone complained about the rice but he insisted it was supposed to be like that. So people didn't come back to buy more food and it was inevitably closed. There were some other issues as well but it was one big mess. XD
We appreciate 100% honest reviews, do not sellout to those calling you out! We can't afford to waste money on a crappy product, we appreciate and count on you! Good reviews sell products!
(6:05) "are actually just here to watch an interesting informative good video in general an an entertaining video" If people want to be entertained then you'll do entertaining things like use clickbait titles. Exaggeration causes people to take note and remember and spread that negative sentiment.
Yes but what about the employees of companies like Humane and Fisker who will now be let go because of these reviews? Is their suffering worth it to have these reviews out there? What will they be telling their families? This does not seem right at all.
@@costco_pizza ya better fuck up all the customers with bad products :D. Its not the reviewers fault. It's the companys fault to make a bad product. The company just failed. Not the peoples problem.
@@costco_pizza These products were not good unfortunately. That probably isn't the employee's fault, but consumers shouldn't be tricked into buying terrible products and should get true feedback. In the same way that a restaurant with a terrible owner will end up closing even without public reviews, with public reviews it may just happen faster.
the fact that we're even having this discussion is absurd. should we only do positive yelp reviews too? bad companies get bad reviews so that people stop supporting bad companies and either get better or go broke. such is life, thank you mkbhd for making the world better.
Bruh don't need to explain himself to nobody..I hate how he felt pressed to respond to these naysayers.. the min. they get you explaining yourself..the min. they will forever own your every move..
Bad products kill companies, and reviews protect and inform us. As someone who spent two decades in the fitness industry finding out early on how many fake products there are opened my eyes. When I discovered over 70% of the products in any given Vitamin store or Fitness supply weren't regulated by the FDA my mind was blown. People who go out of their way to look into these issues in food & health products, electronics, or even the auto industry are doing everyone a service. Thank you for what you do Marques.
Hey now it clearly says the product is not tested and does nothing in the curiously low resolution white text on a light blue background at the bottom of the video. Totally not our fault if you listened to what the actor was saying.
@@duckrutt It appears you are commenting on his other video which I didn't make a comment on. This was a generalized comment, why am I explaining this...
@@zachf9187 I'm sorry to point this out Zach but the FDA is responsible for supplements. Look up the FD&C Act and also who is responsible for enforcing the laws and regulations governing dietary supplements (Hint: the FDA) You're welcome!
Marques never feel the need to apologize to anyone for just speaking your honest opinion about your genuine experience. Most of us will never have the time or money to test a fraction of the products you test and with how often companies pay off influencers or even wannabe influencers to “review” their products, channels like yours are even more valuable than ever
"Marques never feel the need to apologize to anyone" He isn't apologizing to any one, but, given the huge potential cost of a bad review to a company and its workforce clarification of his process is helpful and appreciated.
I subscribed to your channel because I have always felt that your reviews are honest, balanced and well thought out. Keep it up! Thanks for what you do!
It's so funny how people are triggered with his polite review. And then there are channels like Jerryrigeverything that literally *destroy* testing the product but didn't get as much controversy 😅.
@@MarlynAngel619 And give your honest thoughts so people don't lose their time and don't have to hope they are able to get a refund, yes! They should do both!
You must be on a different channel or something.Because I read through all the comments.And not one person asked him to lie about a product.. If you can't read much less understand maybe don't even pick up your phone
@@heyerhanson1815 so what is your argument then ? if not asking him to lie, what ARE you asking ? what could possibly be wrong with simple honest reviews ? explain yourself much ?
@@heyerhanson1815 let's take the ocean car example then. R u saying he should only review the build quality because it's the only good thing about the product while hiding all the shortcomings?
@@hithere1219I’m confused, are we reading the same comment? It seems like they’re just saying they didn’t see criticism so they don’t get the original comment (even though there is criticism elsewhere). Doesn’t seem like they’re agreeing with the idea that reviewers shouldn’t be honest or critical.
When I first came across that tweet about your review of the Humane AI pin, my first thoughts were "Shouldn't reviews be honest?" and "Blaming the reviewer for actually giving honest feedback is actually counterproductive to any progress in any industry." Keep doing what you do, Marques, that is why we watch your reviews.
****Don't be a silly customer to buy iphone anymore!**** Iphone Pro/Pro Max model display parts become short life consumer parts now, most of that will failure after about 14-18 months (just appear problem while out of warranty) that cost USD $350 to repair/replace the display unit to solve the no display issue, or user pay 50% cost to extend a year warranty, however the new parts may live for another 14-18months user have to pay additional cost for using the phone for 2nd or 3rd year or later on. Let search 'iphone pro white screen issue' as key word to get more detail before buy a iphone. spread out that critical info to resist unreasonable excessive charges by such Abominable profiteer and minimize further victims.
You're reviews are some of the absolute best. Honest, clear and concise. If they didn't have a bad product they wouldn't have to worry a out failure. Keep doing what you do M.
If people would tell me my comments made a company collapse, I would take it as a complement! SO MUCH POWER!!! Especially when it is in your honest hands. You are good! Maybe not that powerful, but very good.
This is the reason I watch MKBHD videos, I trust the information he’s giving and the ability it gives me to make a decision. I’ve bought products because of the videos as many times as I’ve stayed away from products. Sometimes I’ll buy a different product bc it better serves my needs based on the information reviewers like mkbhd give.
@rohanc.8402 best comment ive seen in a long time. Cant agree more. Information is valuable and honestly is rare online. MKBHD is fair but honest. Exactly as you've said, I've brought from him and been turned away too. If companies are upset by honesty and truth, they need to look at themselves.
To be honest.. it scale and brand issues. If apple make bad product. Because there r many fan and people that lick the brand.. Nothing will happen to the company. Most of them even dont see the review from utuber etc. They already familiar with the brand. But for startup company, especially on expensive product like EV.. it basically near death sentence. They Don't have peep that lick them. Peep know them from ads, review etc. If review bad, quite a big impact. They dont have many product to cover for 1 or few bad product, that even worse. My 2 cent thou. Even marques, feel a bit bad i guess because of the review. If not we may not even see this follow up video.
@@SyrFlora Apple was built on good products, believe it or not. Their Macs was kind of meh, but it was at least some competition to Windows. But everyone and their mother had a iPod. Then an iPad. They werent the first to make smartphones, but their iPhone revolutionized the mobile industry. You know the difference between a company like Apple and Fisker (besides size)? One company was built on good products, the other failed since it was a bad product. I dont think Marques feels bad, I think he trying to explain to terminal online Twitter users that he isnt a used car salesman trying to peddle bad products, but an honest reviewer.
If your a company and make a really shit product. It should be blasted on the internet so no one buys it LOL If u go bankrupt that’s your own fault 😂😂😂😂
If this thing was good this could have been the only exception, because it needs a chatGPT premium subscription and a data plan to function as advertised and because neither of those things have a one-time fixed price, they cannot offer a one-time fixed price (just like how a phone cannot function as advertised without a subscription to a cell service provider) but this product that's being discussed in this video is more expensive than my phone and my phone can do anything that product can do as good or better and as far as the subscription is concerned with this phone I'm not locked into one option for the required subscription
@@sciteceng2hedz358 here's the problem though, there's a lot of pieces of software that are a one-time install, and then there are no further costs to the owner of said software that do require a subscription and that's completely stupid. That's purely so they can make more money and there's no actual justification for it, this is one of the few products I would disagree with this person's approach because a it needs a data plan and that requires long-term maintenance and upkeep to keep cellular data a thing, and it also requires a chatGPT premium subscription, which is another thing that has ongoing costs to the owner, but even if this was a good product, anything this can do your phone can do better. So what's the point?
Every time you are involved in any controversy you always manage to improve my opinion of you even further. Congrats on the many years of integrity and good work, and here's wishing that you can keep doing this until you don't want to anymore
Did you see the dBrand controversy on Twitter a week or so ago? My respect for MBKHD went up enormously after he stuck up for that guy dBrand went after.
Bad reviews themselves don't kill a company or brand. But then there are twitter twits who spread *false* or *exaggerated* info about a product. I'm thinking of the CyberTruck. The stories in the news may not even be technically untrue, but they do paint an untrue picture of the product, with an avalanche of tweets over-reaching on their biased conclusions. What do you call that?
And what about the employees of companies like Humane and Fisker. Why are none of you talking about them? They will all lose their jobs because of these reviews? Do they deserve to suffer?
It’s not the review, it’s the title and labeling a product as the worst. You don’t even have to watch a review, marques is the tech GOD, what he says goes, if he labels a product as the worst ever, he’s gonna help bring that company down.
That last statement nails it: "all the reviews do is accelerate what was already going on". Yep. If a review is honest and you have a bad product, then the review is not the reason for a company's failure.
Having watched dozens of videos you have made I get the sense of a kind sincere person consistently coming through over and over in video after video. Thank You! And keep the great work. I have some words for people that criticize you for your honesty sure, coming from an individual who I don’t recall hearing another product you’ve reviewed having such a directly Honest, do not buy review which you did not say you have absolutely every right and I think perhaps what is happening with these folks is that it’s more prominent when someone is not regularly putting down products so I think the words resonate even more directly when that person (you) Communicate in such direct and honest manner. people vote with their eyes and my eyes told me they’re going to be coming back to see your next videos! Keep it up
I never heard someone so intelligent and smart been that polite responding to a bunch of trolls trying to destroy your work. Keep it up, bro. Good job.
10:07 “... I don’t have any duty to any of the companies whose products I cover, it is only to the people who are watching the videos.” a very strong message to those (companies, personalities) it may concern!
What’s worse than an independent source giving a bad review is a company paying influencers to give a product an excellent review even if it is crap or mediocre at best. It happens.
With TH-cam full of shills and paid positive reviews, your channel is like fresh air. I don't always agree with you, but your credibility is unimpeachable. That is so valuable.
@@ubacow7109 A review isn't about "criticizing a brand" it's about doing a review of the product? I've watched his recent reviews of Apple VR, Tesla Cybertruck and a couple of mobile phone reviews and those reviews definitely didn't leave me with a desire to get any of these. So I think you kind of need to actually name a review, where you think he was milk-toasty positive about something, that was actually bad. If you can't then you're just kind of making stuff up.
@@PaulSzkibik no its not but he doesnt criticize the brands for making poor design decisions, as in he isnt actually reviewing the products to a standard
Reminds me of those top ten lists of software you find off Google which are nothing more than thinly disguised shills for the app they're selling. Those are pretty common with registry cleaners and partitioning tools.
As a product designer: if your company plummets because someone critized your product, your company is flimsy and you design process was lacking. If ONE youtuber, famous or not, reviews it with honesty and your product is bad in some department, the fault is in the company, use it as an opportunity to improve it. Accusing the youtubers of malice for saying bad things only makes you look like a scammer who got caught. You made the product, OWN your decisions, improve them. That's how big companies make a profit and earn the trust of their consumers. That's it. Thank you for being honest with your reviews, Marques. As a consumer it really takes time to trust recommendations online (most are SEO IA generated text), but it's youtubers like you who really make the difference. I'm glad you do what you do, keep it up!
Yes, but these companies sometimes fail because the investors lose confidence and not really because the one product is bad. Even a mild review coming from a big influencer can shake investors enough to give up on a company that is legitimately trying to put out a good product. As long as the reviewing person is completely honest and care for the users of said product, then there's nothing to worry about for them.
@@JonathanPaulin So what? The ammount of irresponsible speculative investment going on these days could stand to get bit & mind itself instead of wasting the real value raised by actual hard work, bleeding us dry with this scam economy. Too many futurists nerdgasming way too early; sad, unsatisfying, unfruitful ぶっかけ market.
some people create a Startup with Protagonist Mentality, they think that if someone hate their product, then they're evil person that get in their way and those evil people must be dealt with immediately, to teach them a lesson. even companies like Apple, Microsoft and Google are getting Criticized all the time, their product flopped all the time, people dislike some of their product, but did they lash it out on the consumer or reviewer? no. they think that they're more Protagonist compared to Bill gates, Steve jobs, or Jeff Bezos, even those guys who already made it still get Criticized hard all the Time.
that's why your fan base is almost 19 mil subscribers. You're reviews are always insanely good and at top of that honest. Benefiting from that for a long time my man
I read some of the tweets about this, and people are definitely bitter. But there is a reason the reviews are so loved, and I think you nailed it in this video. I also don’t get most of the products you review, but it’s fun learning about what is going on. Keep it up!
Yeh, but don’t you think it’s a little odd how much this product is getting slated? “Worst product ever” I mean really? When you delve a little deeper and discover that the founder of the company was fired from Apple for suggesting that the company’s best days were behind them… Not saying these guys are Apple shills or they’re wrong (I agree with their points tbh) but everyone has noticed the reviews are a little bit different for this product.
@@TwistedSoul2002maybe cuz it's a first gen product which inherently means it will probably be overpriced and not good, also pretty much the only good thing about it is the hardware/materials, the rest of the software is way below for what you should be getting for 700 bucks, but then again it is a first gen product so it's kind of expected. It may be good to look at the first gen products as just kind of proofs of concept, they just make it to see if it'll even work, then use the feedback to hopefully make a much much better follow up to it. It just so happens that, not all companies which get themselves in that scenario, make it out of that phase and actually get to make another device
@@TwistedSoul2002Lol okay bro, Apple killing off a possible competitor? If the product was good then reviews would be good and all you said was rumours and speculation, nothing is confirmed, crazy
@@jodlaa5142nothing phone 1, nothing earbuds 1? Where they bad and overpriced? The cost isnt the issue, the product sucks, for 700usd you can buy a pixel and have google assistant on it for free, which is miles better than a small device that runs chatgpt
On point, Marques! Your arguments, your rationale, and your honesty. Loved it! This is why I have been following you since the LG G2 review, right before I bought it.
Look at Apple, the iPhone was not popular at the beginning. It was criticized by average people and CEOs…. Where is Apple today? Being sued for being too popular, too good.
1. Bad reviews are hardly a new thing 2. Honest reviews are vital part of this ecosystem 3. Bad products are as much a reality as good products - keep up the good work
A brilliant counter-example to bad reviews killing companies: No Man's Sky. When it initially released, it was brutally negatively reviewed by nearly all games reviewers. But the company took the criticisms and continued to improve its product over time, and now it is a really good game. The developer continues to release new expansions and improvements, and unlike MANY other games developers, it does not charge anything for the new expansions to the game. If a bad review truly takes down a company, that company was going down anyway.
@@GreenBlueWalkthrough AR glasses aren't dead because everybody said that Google Glass was trash; AR glasses are dead because nobody has figured out how to make GOOD AR glasses yet that warrant mass adoption.
I'm an old tech head (Military Computer Operator 1987-2002) and I sub'd, watched, and liked EVERY one of your vids before you graduated HS to get your algorithm up because of THE WAY you reviewed products. Honestly, and with true passion/interest. Bad reviews don't kill companies. Honest reviews about bad products kill companies. DON'T CHANGE A THING!!! Because it's what got you here. And if it ain't broke.....
I watched SO MANY reviews before buying a tablet, because I didn't have the money to make a bad choice, it had to be good. I was so very glad to see HONEST and transparent reviews that informed me to purchase the product that fit my specific needs. So thank you for being part of that ^^
I bought sony phone after seeing many positive reviews and it was trash. Now I am 100% sure that these reviews where paid. However I believie that Marques did good job reviewing that AI device which is usless and nobody should pay for this.
I cannot agree more to this 👆 right now. I cannot afford to buy a product that's thousands of pounds only to realize a general factory problem with it. There would be no refund and all that. The frustration that comes with the fact that I would have to live with that mistake from the company and there's absolutely nothing I can do about it. Remember when I wanted to get the S20Ultra with the focus issue. No update could fix that completely. Reviews helped me make a better decision to wait it out till something better comes around.
I'm a senior, who's also a bit of tech nerd. I've been watching your videos for years because I appreciate your knowledgeable and thorough reviews (and you're always kind) -- not because I'm necessarily interested in buying the products. But, when I am considering a product, I will check your channel before I do. Thank you, Marques for being you. 🥰
I totally agree with you! MKBHD is always the first person I will look for a video reviewing, because he is always so honest, not sugar coating any problems, and makes such high quality videos that are entertaining to watch!
Never ever change. Your honesty, your fair reviews are exactly what makes me keep coming back. There is zero click bait here, just facts. Marques, you and your fantastic team do incredible work. This reaction to the Humane pin review is way more about them and their bad product more than anything else. ❤
That laptop review is how I ran into you long ago it helped me solve a clients issue with their computer over the phone because I needed see the remote to walk them through an issue. Years later I realized you are that same person and Im happy you found success.
You have saved my parents and grandparents, who are lately tech illiterate, from wasting money on grifts or things they simply do not need for what they want. Thank you for what you do, and please keep doing it exactly as you are doing
@@nikostalk5730 so we all should just shut up and buy all the trash products so the companies get the money they need? Maybe they should just send their products to Unbox Therapy then, they will sugarcoat it for cash.
It's not like TH-camrs are better product testers than the testers the companies have hired for that job. They know what the issues are and they're either working on them already or decided that they're not worth fixing.
If you don't want bad reviews, don't make bad products. The only reason I watch MKBHD is because of the level of trust for the honesty I have. Keep it up.
If a channel is large enough, they could theoretically shut down a good product. Sometimes a sort of prototype will get better. In case of the last video: Calling something „the worst product ever?“ as a clickbait title - yeah that can be seen as unfair. Otherwise I am completely on the side of your argument. Companies need to develop good products for good reviews.
@@antman767390% of the titles on YT are click bait, because that's what's needed nowadays to be in YTs algorithm. Never judge a video by the title or thumbnail, you actually need to watch it.
I don’t understand how this is even a conversation. Keep doing what you’re doing. You have educated me on products that I wanted to buy for years and have always helped me make the best decision for myself. Keep doing what you’re doing. We love it
Tbh it's probably Apple behind this shit. Apple or Apple fans. MKBHD is probably the biggest reason people might switch from Apple to Android because Apple makes overpriced designer phones and products. Not that Android is the best thing ever, it depends on the company that makes the phone.
Saw a Video about your review on C&TN, and the grief you received for an honest review of a less than prime time ready product . Anyway without even seeing your review, you have my respect for being truthful about the products you review. Too many creators are on this platform cheerleading for their sponsors, and misleading those that view their content. You have my respect and subscription. Thanks for the honesty and looking forward to your content.....
Holding companies accountable for subpar products is not what puts them out of business. Breaking news: it's the overpriced and subpar products doing the bankrupting. Keep it up Marques, your reviews are always appreciated by your audience!
in the case of Fisker i'm pretty sure it was the losing almost half a billion in 2023 that is why they can't convince anyone to give them more money - no lenders are making decisions based on youtube reviews... pretty sure it's the being a half billion in the red in 2023, and the fact that this is the same shit that happened last time with fisker automotive/ the karma... gonna guess it was that
Well said, if anything bad product companies should take note how others perceive and experience their products, and try to improve it rather than complain.
True but toxic reviews have though... Namly most failed cult classics, The suziki jemy, Chavy Volt, Google glass etc... Yes while a tocxic review may not kill a good product like the Meta quest 3 it can bolster bad products like the apple vision pro.
@@tzz89 I haven't even watched the video yet 😂 I always make 3 comments: first one before I watch (just based off the title and thumbnail), then another during and the last after the video.
you are the most chilled, objective and considerate guy reviewing stuff on youtube. If your review is bad, the friggin product is bad. That's a matter of fact.
While it's simple, people are wired to find causation. And mistaken one for another is one of the cognitive biases we are all granted with. So yeah, this is very common thing which also feels intuitive lots of times. Intuition is just not a good guide sometimes.
@@divirusp Intuition is heuristic decision making. It's fine when resources such as time is low, but with ample resources we can take a statistical approach instead (Kahneman). It's a bad argument to say he has no effect and he has incentive to say that so he isn't canceled. Marketing wouldn't be a $700bn industry if the quality of the product is all that matters.
Since corporations are individuals in America and if America adopts hate speech laws, I foresee corporations using that law to stop any bad reviews as hate speech
Which is why the science is never settled as all science based on correlation. Luckily it has filters that permit to correct itself when is found wrong. Now if DOGMA was that easy to auto correct itself.
This is the whole point of journalism-to let people know when something’s not right-and the people deserve to know especially if it could be a total waste of their hard-earned money. Kudos to you, Marques.
True, the point of journalism is to be truthful and accurate - and the reason why we watch MKBHD is because he does that, and in a way that captures our attention. However, as a practicing journalist, he does have a responsibility to have compassion for those his reviews could affect and although I think his reviews are pretty tame; the idea that he doesn't have to consider how he presents the information isn't a good idea.
@@dagt.03 Yes. I made a post emphasizing that he needs to be truthful and accurate, but be considerate of his delivery - but what I *really* mean is that I want to be lied to. You have terrible reading comprehension.
Transparency is everything today. The reason I subscribe to you is because I trust you're being authentic. Your opinion isn't swayed by hype or sponsorship's or pressure of any kind. It's rare to really have that trust in creators today. Thank you for being you.
@@HyperIndian Duh, he likes thing that appeal to *him* what do you want him to be a hivemind yes man? I don't personally agree with everything he says but appreicate his expertise & knowledge. Why do you think people watch him?
Trust is just dumb in this case oO You dont know this person, you dont know there financial situation, you dont know there worldviews and you dont know there personal gain in some situation... Are you srsly trusting someone you dont know from a video that is heavily edited and manipulated (not even in a bad way)? Then you dont care about the product, because you would then find more and more opinion about it and dont see the people behind the review and only the result of it
@@mw2984 what on earth are you talking about? The Humane AI pin video was neither heavily edited nor manipulated. In fact, he shows all the uses in real time..
your honest reviews are the literal reason i’ve been following you for ages (and keep coming back to you, compared to other youtubers), and why you’re able to gain such a following in the first place, because honest opinions create trust and respect. you’re explaining the obvious here, but the fact that people can’t differentiate between a critique and hate or whatever is mind-boggling. imagine defending companies that charge insane amounts for their gimmicky products - over the people who are borderline scammed by falling for it. what about the companies responsibility?
Some companies are out there just to make quick money for the shareholders without investing enough in R&D. We need people like MKBHD to filter out the genuine from the ingenuine. Keep up the good work man. You're always there for us consumers.
Twitter is just being dumb, honesty and integrity is extremely rare and valuable. A company as much as it stings, got a true to heart review from someone who has touched more tech than most people will in their entire lives.
Review of your videos: you're very honest and that's the most important thing when I'm looking at a review for a product. You're very personable and relatable. Also I very much appreciate your choice in the products that you choose to review as you brought up early on in this video. Overall I would say 10 out of 10. And that kind of shows in the popularity of your videos as a whole. Don't change what you're doing. Clearly you're doing great. And these personable videos like the one that I just watched, really set it off and prove who you are as a person which really matters when it comes to TH-cam personalities or just influencers as a whole. Mutch love.
When Top Gear review cars, do we hear people complaining that you may lose Ford, Mazda or even Aston Martin money? No. Their reviews were brutally honest to give consumers the info they needed. Some manufacturers didn't even send cars to Top Gear for that very reason. They were scared. The fact that you had to make this video response is beyond me. Your reviews are always honest. Considered and even go so far as to talk to the 'good stuff' as well as the bad. Keep doing you Marques.
Exactly! Marques shouldn't have to ever explain his reviews, and especially the honesty. It's actually the contrary: very important to disclose if the video is paid by a sponsor or product gotten for free or any other financial incentive to give a "better" than deserved review. Which includes any investment whether financial or other, in the company making the product under review.
There's actually a court case ongoing from Tesla against Top Gear because how badly they reviewed the Model S (basically Clarkson is biased against electric cars, and that transpired towards the review). But, independently of that Tesla is still around for some reason...maybe their product is not as bad as Top Gear made it seem.
Top Gear is probably a bad example given they were an entertainment show with scripted segments in reviews - almost any other car show would fit what you're trying to say better!
"It's extra bad, what I did to this company" ... What about what the company is doing to it's customers? This product does not work. The reviewer's job is to protect the customer, not the company! Marques, don't let those guys get to you. Fight for the little guy!
@@daveprice5911 to an extent i can understand having the mindset. it isnt really wise to just see companies as faceless monoliths, you can pretedn its not the case, but behind companies are people with dreams and aspirations in a lot of cases. its a thought that depending on your level of empathy will come up to your head, especially when you are being accused of ruining a company and especially considering its a smaller one, obviously noone would feel bad for a bad Apple review. having that said i absolutely agree with op in that reviews are to protect consumers first and foremost, and in this case the VERY scammy nature of the product, and frankly absolute pointlessness as a product, not only meant it was doomed to fail but also doesnt inspire much empathy.
@@samuraibeluga3749 100% Companies are just organizations of people. But it’s always the job of the people making the claim to prove their claim. If you’re claiming your product is an AI assistant, it better be at least a semi-functional AI assistant. So many AI products right now are launched as in “Beta” because they just can’t quite back up their claims and they need people to give them a little leeway.
@@samuraibeluga3749 people working for indian scam call centers have families too. arguably families that are in more dire financial situations than humanes. so, should one fall on purpose for the scams? of course not.
Keep it up Marques. In this world, we need more people who care about the individual more than the companies. "All that any honest review actually does is just accelerate what ever was going on." Gold.
You are where you are on YT for a reason. If you gave out false reviews and weren`t honest people would not subscribe and continue to watch. Your style of review and honesty whether it is good or bad is what we as consumers want to see.
Pretty sure that was never the issue (at least the posts I have seen). It was about intentionally making a clickbait title when the actual review showed it's nowhere near the worst product. He himself admits the hardware was pretty impressive engineering considering its size. It's also a first-generation product in completely new category. I can bet he will never do this with a company like Tesla or Apple, since the backlash will be orders of magnitude stronger.
Bro, you are literally the world's most important consumer advocate. You are a utility. The lens of truth you, especially, and other notable reviewers provide to the public are the few trusted resources we have against the endless onslaught of advertisement, fact cherry picking, exaggeration, and misinformation. What your initially humble mission has become is now bigger than any of us. Will a bad review ruin a company? Sure, if their product sucks, if they've missed the mark, if they aren't actually ready for market. A spotlight on your channel is the best highlight luck could grant a start-up company. Carry on.
The funny thing is that people like you have said such things against others before they're denounced. Use your brain instead of mindlessly following someone because they don't like something. Everyone doesn't like something. The fact you're blindly following this guy is telling of your intellectual capacity. Take his words into heart? Yeah. But preaching it like your comment is just weird. So weird.
Marques, in case you read this, I have been watching all your reviews of products since your review of Blue Spark Microphone back in 2013. I have found your point of view to be put together in a way as to help me make a decision between products when I do not have the luxury of trying out different ones and find which one suits my need. In the world where everything is driven by incentives, I find your approach honest, refreshing and welcome. Thank you for being honest, calling out everything as it is. I am looking forward to a future where reviewers like you set the presedence for honesty on the internet. The whole world would count on that. Thank you for all you have been doing for past 15 years, very grateful for that. Onwards and upwards!
Over the years, Marques is the only tech channel I've consistently followed because of - His straightforward, credible, and insightful analysis - Pixel-perfect video quality with attention to every detail Keep it up!
I found you through the controversy of people freaking out because you were honest! I have to say that you are a very well-thought-out person and you seem to be very level-headed and are just trying to do the best for your subscribers! I commend you and have so much respect for you for that! For people to get upset about that is ridiculous to me! It's almost as if they're advertising to corporations that they want to be lied to even though they know once they're lied to they're going to be online complaining they've been lied to! Keep doing what you were doing, much much respect and I wish you all the success in the world!
Consumers deserve to know the truth and we love MKBHD because he would never compromise honesty for brand or monetary reasons. Keep doing what you do Marques!
I don't know if you'll see this but here goes. My dog passed away a couple of weeks ago and it has been pretty hard. We had a very close bond so I am devastated. Anyway for some reason watching your videos gives me a bit of a reprieve. Your reviews are very fair and honest, and there's something calming about the way you explain things. So I don't know.. am I weird? Because I am watching a bunch of tech reviews while I am grieving? well whatever.. your videos are giving me a break from crying so I wanted to thank you for that.
The issue of honesty for me is a fundamental factor in MKBHD reviews. I always notice that the products he presents were actually used by him, the Cybertruck review and foldable smartphones were an example of this. I even remember the video where he complained about the delay in delivering the Cybertruck, in which if he had bought Tesla shares it would have been better. I think this honesty is the most valid point of the entire channel. I live in a country where the vast majority of product reviews are biased because they were "sent" by companies. MKBHD allows us to see these products through the previously calculated "noise" of these companies composed of almost inspirational videos of use or suspicious techdemos. Continue your work!
I assume you didn't watch his steamdeck review. He barely touches gaming (typically console) and proceeded to tell PC gamers it was unfinished...lol. He is far from an authority on topics. He could have easily left it to someone more capable and knowledgeable.
Concerning the Steamdeck and his lack of gaming hardware knowledge, which I do agree with, was he wrong though (at the time of the product's release)? He was not the only one who said what he said.
@@m.pixelated He was wrong about a bunch few things in the first few minutes like valve and hardware support. 1. He stated the steam controller was a flop/abandoned. (it still gets updates but the lawsuit on haptics killed it SCUF / Corsair) I got one. 2.Steam link hardware has been replaced by software and can run on any capable PC connected on a network. But it still works fine as i have one. 3. Valve Index is still being sold 4. At the time of review he mentioned steam machines that were not made by valve so they cant be faulted by hardware not produced, maintained by them. He played 2 games DIRT and NBA 2k..... A large number of games are compatible even without the deck verified designation but he played....2 games for a gaming console review.🙄 Incorrectly thought a controller needed to be mapped to work when he can either map it himself or find community controls in a few button presses. Thought the battery is closer to 2 hours when simple tweaks can easily extend playtime and if you are just running the system full tilt there is a diminishing return on the battery. Funny enough the Steam deck had a larger library of working games than the PS5 , Xbox or switch at the time. Now it's even larger. (not even going to include the back catalog of 10's of thousands of emulated console games) So he does not get a pass as he had qualified staff that could have reviewed it and he was not qualified to. So he was FAR from right in his "review"
Just in: Fisker stock price goes down YET AGAIN right after MKBHD’s viral video, “Do bad reviews kill companies?” Marques is out there to cook and he is NOT impressed.
mkbhd has reached the point where he's hit the mr beast syndrome and people are getting mad at him for not having cured cancer or solved world peace yet
There is a bit of nuance to that, I've been seeing the Mr beast didn't do enough rage is seemingly misplaced "why is this NEEDED. Why must the rich solve our problems, why are they not solved by those who are paid to?" Rage tbh
5:48 Sometimes I do come back to your (and other reviewers’) videos a few years later when looking to buy an older high-end or refurbished product from 2-3 years ago. I also appreciate reviewers that come back to products a year or two after with an update.
Reviews should never be a manufacturers anchor... Your job isn't to be liked by manufacturers. Your job is to teach them. Keep Rockin Mkbhd! Thankyou for your service
2:32 - "if they're not honest, they're basically useless". This. You hit the nail on the head with these seven words, Marques. That's why I welcome bad reviews. I need to know that there are evaluations out there that will be completely honest, and it's because bad reviews exist that I have made my life easier. That's not hyperbole. My current old car is one from a company that Consumer Reports says has very good reliability (a Subaru). At work, I've heard Chevy and Jeep owners complain about the cost of maintenance and it's stuff I don't have to worry about, but then also defend their choice in car brands for non-mechanical reasons - reasons that only make sense if you live in a 30 second commercial. I'm not buying a lifestyle choice, I'm not buying an ideology, I'm buying a car and it needs to work its best. So I see the reviews that say other car companies had a history of making products that required multiple trips to a mechanic a year, I'm not a mechanic, I didn't buy from those companies in the hope that this just happens to be the year they turn things around. Subaru has been so good to me that I was even one of the first on the shortlist for a 2023 Subaru Solterra (their first EV)... but real world charging tests online proved the Solterra couldn't even get up to 100% in a four hour period at a DC Fast Charger. I cancelled my order from a company that has had my business for close to two decades. I may like the company's product but I'm not going to spend hard-earned money on something they produce that fails to maintain their standing. The company has promised that the 2024 model has better battery management and a good charging curve - but without any independent evaluations of this from the likes of Out Of Spec or Bjørn Nyland? They still don't get my business. I'm now looking at the Hyundai cars because of their reliability and incredible charge speeds. Multiple good reviews work too. If a company didn't want a bad review where flaws were pointed out so readily, they shouldn't have introduced a product where the flaws could be pointed out so readily. They're not in business for our charity. They're in business for our custom. Every product succeeds or falls based on its sales, and for me that means it needs to be a product that works, has quality, has longevity, does what it's meant to do and does it well.
It's a showcase if its not a review. Showcases can have value, but in case of the pin the company already made a showcase and by the showcase even most people thought its pointless and sucks(just facts). Then the review showa there was lies in the showcase about how to wake it up. Who is at fault the company, nobody else. Theres no obligation and not enough money in the world to support every company.
Bad products at high prices hurt ignorant consumers, $70k for a EV is expensive, $700 + $25 pm for a concept of a finish product is ridiculous, we all like the idea if implemented well, but paying that much for a desc weight is ridiculous. @MKBHD please continue giving us honest reviews, we appreciate it!(from an average joe)
Disregard the Haters, keep doing what you’re doing. Love your reviews and the input that you give. I’ve purchased products that have not gotten the best reviews on this channel and had to find out the hard way (with my wallet), but it was ultimately my choice to buy or not and your review just gave me insight on what to expect and look out for. Thanks for all you do, I love the channel and will continue to support.
Journalist and IT professional here - I've been in media a long time, and you are an excellent journalist, sir. My review of this video (and most of the ones I've seen from you): Excellent product, honest as hell and informative. Keep on being you, dude, we'll be here for it.
A reviewer does not owe a company a good review, they owe their audience an honest assessment of a product to allow for informed descisions.
The shady companies don't want this to be done.
No bad reviews - max revenues!
JESUS IS COMING VERY SOON🔥 REPENT AND TURN AWAY FROM YOUR SINS 🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@JesusPlsSaveMeI've been here for a while. But I'm not here for you guys 😂
yup thats why epic games wont give user reivews epic is 100% for the game companies and publishers and not the gamers they also allow game companies to choose no refunds
Without bad reviews, bad products just live longer and disappoint more people than they should.
It also safes a lot of people money... People who potentially would have invested more, customers who woulda payed 700 bucks and the list goes on. Its a good thing, that bad products get filtered out of the market asap. It would only be immoral, if marques would intentionally make bad reviews for a good product just to hurt a company. This one is clearly not it.
And the inverse, thirsty creators that only ever rave about every product because positive videos get more views, then people buy the product and are mad that X person lied about it
Like CyberTruck
*Dont read my name.*
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I agree
People are essentially arguing that you're too popular to be honest. That's absolutely absurd.
And probably the exact same people complain about lying politicians and corporate executives.
@@SaHaRaSquad 笑 笑 حَى حَى
Has anyone EVER seen a Tesla go beyond 140k miles WITHOUT a battery pack change? A car that can't go 200k miles without an engine replacement, transmission replacement, or more expensive battery pack replacement is known as a cracker jack car.
Fiskers was owned by the chinese anyway.
They should go bankrupt in the US.
@@Morristown337Plenty..
A fantastic review of Marques's reviews.
I enjoyed your review of Marques’s review of his own reviews.
@@wmpx34 I enjoyed your review of a review reviewing Marques's reviews.
@@texasaim776 I think you didnt get it right, you enjoyed his review of a review reviewing Marques's review of his reviews.
@@AbusiveTortoise Thanks for your review of his review of a review reviewing a review of Marques's review of his reviews.
@@galaxyshorts7869you guys are insane 😂😂😂😂
Nobody is entitled to having a successful business. Maybe don't make bad products if you don't want to go bankrupt?
Except American car companies. We bail them out when they make crap products.
Banks: *sweats in 2008 bailouts*
Boeing: *sweats in 2020s safety deregulations and utter failures*
they should pin this comment
A bad product can potentially become a better one in the next version unless they never get a chance due to bad press. Nearly everyone stumbles at first but the important thing is to be able to learn from your mistakes.
Edit: If you only care about what benefits you (consumer) then you're not interested in fairness or health of the system. If your ambition is to be a consumer rather than a creator haha...
You can still have a sucessfull business even if you do a bad product. As long as you take the feedback into consideration and improve, you can still survive. Better know it early if you did trash so that you can salvage your product, rather than too late and wonder why your customers are gone.
MKBHD is already pretty tame when it comes to criticism by TH-cam standards. Blaming a reviewer for a failing company is like blaming the weatherman for the hurricane
Twitter threads.
You're right but the analogy is very dumb lmao. A negative review can convince people not to buy the product. A hurricane would occur whether the weatherman reported it or not
He hasn't been tame. I'm mostly upset about what happened to Fisker, a company really dedicated to sustainability. He's holding start ups to the same standards as mega corps, and the start ups have to deal with the biggest name in tech outright rejecting their product. I don't expect new companies to create products as good as something Apple or Google makes, so I'm more forgiving when a company that has a great cause doesn't get it right the first time.
I don't blame him for sharing his opinion, but there isn't even a chance for these companies to improve. It just makes me feel sad.
@@WHALEx3we shouldn't be early testers for companies, startups or otherwise.
It's absolutely insane that they thought people would replace their iphone with a trash product that has:
* 4 hours of battery life
* trash camera quality
* AI that's slower than Siri
* No apps...
If one review can kill your company, your product wasn't good to begin with.
I'd also say that if one review can kill your company, your company was at death's door already.
Celebrity reviews don't have the same impact as yours or mine, conflating them is disingenuous. No matter how well-intentioned a lion or bear might be, a playful swipe can easily kill a smaller animal.
Edit: Y'all need to rewatch Ratatouille, and listen to Ego's speech at the end.
Tell that to all the employees who will now be laid off because of these reviews. What will they be telling their families? Why do they have to suffer?
unless is a thermal prototype solution that you send to Linus and upon testing it, not in the way intended, they sell it at auction without your consent
@@costco_pizzaif they were smart, then a single start-up would not be the ONLY job you'd have. Source: I am in the exact same position. If my start-up dies, I have a fallback plan.
I hate being robbed. Buying a bad product is really upsetting as we do not have money to waste. I like reviews that are honest because they help me make an informed decision. Thank you!
A bad product hurts my pocket. An honest review hurts the company that wants to hurt my pocket.
Exactly
Indeed, Humane could just improve their products, it doesn't mean a startup will die if everyone reviews it poorly.
Very well said
It's a difference between an honest review and a bad review.
this should really be pinned. Just replace the "bad review" with "honest review"
10:44 That tweet essentially boils down to "You should lie because the truth is uncomfortable".
That's how people are in general sadly...
He quotes "First, do no harm" as if its a rule. That quote comes from the oath doctors take. That dude needs to stop and realize reviewing products is not like being a doctor.
That's how some people function nowadays. The truth hurts their feelings, so some company's or country's make sure to push censorship or hell, saying a man can't be a woman hurts people's fragile feelings
That's one most important reasons to lie
Pretty much. We aren't talking about people here. This is a product sold by a company. If the product is bad it should be reviewed as such.
Two reasons I am here for:
1. Quality videos
2. Honesty
Forget about 2nd thing, lol
@jawedhakimi79…..same reason I am here. I just caught on this channel a few months ago and the reason I gravitate here is because this guy is incredibly honest, thorough and fair with his reviews.
No, actual 1 is free time.
This made me subscribe to the channel. No one should be shamed for telling the truth on a bad product. Good on you bro.
Same, fuck these companies expecting him to lie just to protect some billionaires profits, I'm glad in the Internet age their attempts to silence people only makes the situation louder
to me the Humane company and the pin give off major vibes of “we don’t actually care to be an independent tech company, we just wanted to make proprietary tech and hope that a bigger company buys us and uses our tech in their tech”. the pin being 700$, and the required 24$/month subscription for it be usable all show signs of a startup with a clear goal of just hoping to be bought out
The whole product felt like it was some scam to get venture capital money for the founders.
Yeah, I agree. They give me the same vibes as FTX.
In the trailer they discussed the color options before even saying what it did. Major 🚩🚩
Got an “arrogance” vibe from them.
I mean, they were founded in 2018 and did nothing until the AI boom in 2021
I don't understand all the fuss. If a product is bad, and it ends up being negatively reviewed, then it is on the company for releasing bad products. Marques is doing us a public service by helping us avoid wasting our money on bad products. Respect to you, Marques!
for the smooth brains, that is $3.67
It was never really that deep tbh
It’s just twitter capitalists being mad at someone participating in capitalism lmao
@@TheRealUsername Wow, I guess translating currencies is now a toxic behaviour
Imagine having the power of dictating a company's share price by your review... if one were inclined you could play the market well in both directions buy and sell (shorting).
@@whyisitsodifficultomakeahandle also 17.55 MYR, 307 INR, 135 TBH ...
"You killed this company with your bad review!"
Good, it was a bad company, with a bad product, thanks for helping consumers by honestly reviewing things
That's not always the case though. Sometimes reviewers get it wrong. You see videos with "second takes" but the damage can often be done with a bad first take.
"You killed this company with... your opinion... Using your free of speech"
That's how stupid that argument sounds lmao...
@@FcoEnriquePerez Just because you can say something without being locked up for it, doesn't mean your words can't cause significant damage to peoples lives.
@@TheDandonian you cannot review "wrong" as an opinion cannot be wrong
He's honest only with small startups, but you will never see him doing an honest review of a megacorp product. Look at the review of the apple VR glasses for example. He could have done a review equally negative as the ai ping but instead he had his lips plenty of apple poop. He knows who's paying him for products to review every month and he will never bite the hand that is feeding him.
If I’m a consumer and not a beta tester, I expect the product to perform as advertised. My means are limited, and I rely on independent reviews. Truth in advertising is not adequately enforced by the government, consumer protection is a joke. I need people like you to help inform my decision making, and I appreciate your time, expertise, candor and patience in explaining the why behind the reviews you give. Thank you!
Are companies also becoming entitled?? If you make a bad product people will speak up. If you make a good product people will rave about it and tell other people about it. You did the right thing. This response was humble and well spoken. Good stuff my man.
complacent, I think is a better word. But, yeah.
This is how the OnePlus One came about. And a whole phone franchise was born.
This is where the customer is always right applies
@@alid.p.1983 100% correct. If the people don't like it, the people won't buy it. One of my family members failed to see that with their restaurant. Everyone complained about the rice but he insisted it was supposed to be like that. So people didn't come back to buy more food and it was inevitably closed. There were some other issues as well but it was one big mess. XD
fancy seeing you here
We appreciate 100% honest reviews, do not sellout to those calling you out! We can't afford to waste money on a crappy product, we appreciate and count on you! Good reviews sell products!
(6:05) "are actually just here to watch an interesting informative good video in general an an entertaining video"
If people want to be entertained then you'll do entertaining things like use clickbait titles. Exaggeration causes people to take note and remember and spread that negative sentiment.
I would say he was 100% but after watching his review on cybertruck, well, i have a change of heart.
Amen
@@dangerfly Yeah that's not a healthy press mindset...
@@GreenBlueWalkthrough There's a whole genre of TH-camrs that thrives on negativity and criticism as a business plan. It works so the effect is real.
There is a reason you're the number 1 tech reviewer: Integrity. People value authenticity. Keep doing you, man. You are appreciated.
Amen
Yes but what about the employees of companies like Humane and Fisker who will now be let go because of these reviews? Is their suffering worth it to have these reviews out there? What will they be telling their families? This does not seem right at all.
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@@costco_pizza ya better fuck up all the customers with bad products :D. Its not the reviewers fault. It's the companys fault to make a bad product. The company just failed. Not the peoples problem.
@@costco_pizza These products were not good unfortunately. That probably isn't the employee's fault, but consumers shouldn't be tricked into buying terrible products and should get true feedback. In the same way that a restaurant with a terrible owner will end up closing even without public reviews, with public reviews it may just happen faster.
the fact that we're even having this discussion is absurd. should we only do positive yelp reviews too? bad companies get bad reviews so that people stop supporting bad companies and either get better or go broke. such is life, thank you mkbhd for making the world better.
bruh, can't believe some people blame Marques for over-inflated and over-hyped companies with BS products
Name a topic and there will always be people on the other side of common sense.
Like his cybertruck review ?
Bruh don't need to explain himself to nobody..I hate how he felt pressed to respond to these naysayers.. the min. they get you explaining yourself..the min. they will forever own your every move..
@@hasanahmadhis cybertruck review was pretty critical lol.
@@SolvayConferencelike Marques said in the video above, a lot of these companies are already doing bad before he reviews them.
Bad products kill companies, and reviews protect and inform us. As someone who spent two decades in the fitness industry finding out early on how many fake products there are opened my eyes. When I discovered over 70% of the products in any given Vitamin store or Fitness supply weren't regulated by the FDA my mind was blown. People who go out of their way to look into these issues in food & health products, electronics, or even the auto industry are doing everyone a service. Thank you for what you do Marques.
Hey now it clearly says the product is not tested and does nothing in the curiously low resolution white text on a light blue background at the bottom of the video.
Totally not our fault if you listened to what the actor was saying.
Would you say Specialized makes some "meh" iterations of their bikes too? lol
Yes the Food and Drug Administration regulates food and drugs but not dietary supplements.
@@duckrutt It appears you are commenting on his other video which I didn't make a comment on. This was a generalized comment, why am I explaining this...
@@zachf9187 I'm sorry to point this out Zach but the FDA is responsible for supplements. Look up the FD&C Act and also who is responsible for enforcing the laws and regulations governing dietary supplements (Hint: the FDA) You're welcome!
Marques never feel the need to apologize to anyone for just speaking your honest opinion about your genuine experience. Most of us will never have the time or money to test a fraction of the products you test and with how often companies pay off influencers or even wannabe influencers to “review” their products, channels like yours are even more valuable than ever
Exactly, it's HIS opinion and thanks to free of speech he can use it.
I don't think this was an apology, it was rather a good explanation of why reviews must be honest.
"Marques never feel the need to apologize to anyone" He isn't apologizing to any one, but, given the huge potential cost of a bad review to a company and its workforce clarification of his process is helpful and appreciated.
I subscribed to your channel because I have always felt that your reviews are honest, balanced and well thought out. Keep it up! Thanks for what you do!
Bad reviews expose companies, bad products are the finisher.
It's so funny how people are triggered with his polite review. And then there are channels like Jerryrigeverything that literally *destroy* testing the product but didn't get as much controversy 😅.
Fark reviews. If you don't like a product get a refund.
@@MarlynAngel619 And give your honest thoughts so people don't lose their time and don't have to hope they are able to get a refund, yes! They should do both!
@@Hey_Mister Fark reviews
I find it ridiculous that people are wholeheartedly saying you should lie to protect a bad product, and harm consumers. Keep doing what you’re doing!
You must be on a different channel or something.Because I read through all the comments.And not one person asked him to lie about a product.. If you can't read much less understand maybe don't even pick up your phone
@@heyerhanson1815 so what is your argument then ? if not asking him to lie, what ARE you asking ? what could possibly be wrong with simple honest reviews ? explain yourself much ?
@@heyerhanson1815there’s a bunch of people currently slamming him online for giving honest reviews. That’s what he’s responding to in this video.
@@heyerhanson1815 let's take the ocean car example then. R u saying he should only review the build quality because it's the only good thing about the product while hiding all the shortcomings?
@@hithere1219I’m confused, are we reading the same comment? It seems like they’re just saying they didn’t see criticism so they don’t get the original comment (even though there is criticism elsewhere). Doesn’t seem like they’re agreeing with the idea that reviewers shouldn’t be honest or critical.
When I first came across that tweet about your review of the Humane AI pin, my first thoughts were "Shouldn't reviews be honest?" and "Blaming the reviewer for actually giving honest feedback is actually counterproductive to any progress in any industry." Keep doing what you do, Marques, that is why we watch your reviews.
****Don't be a silly customer to buy iphone anymore!****
Iphone Pro/Pro Max model display parts become short life consumer parts now, most of that will failure after about 14-18 months (just appear problem while out of warranty) that cost USD $350 to repair/replace the display unit to solve the no display issue, or user pay 50% cost to extend a year warranty, however the new parts may live for another 14-18months user have to pay additional cost for using the phone for 2nd or 3rd year or later on.
Let search 'iphone pro white screen issue' as key word to get more detail before buy a iphone.
spread out that critical info to resist unreasonable excessive charges by such Abominable profiteer and minimize further victims.
You're reviews are some of the absolute best. Honest, clear and concise. If they didn't have a bad product they wouldn't have to worry a out failure. Keep doing what you do M.
If people would tell me my comments made a company collapse, I would take it as a complement! SO MUCH POWER!!! Especially when it is in your honest hands. You are good! Maybe not that powerful, but very good.
You have so much power, too.
Electricity man
Awesome job missing the point of the video.
Wasn't expecting electroboom here, Full Bridge Rectifier! 🎉
Heyyy I love your videos alsoo
What makes your platform so influential is that we can TRUST you to tell the TRUTH. Thank you for doing the job with integrity.
This is the reason I watch MKBHD videos, I trust the information he’s giving and the ability it gives me to make a decision. I’ve bought products because of the videos as many times as I’ve stayed away from products. Sometimes I’ll buy a different product bc it better serves my needs based on the information reviewers like mkbhd give.
I watch them because youtube keeps forcing them on me.
@@geroutathatSimply don't recommend his channel if you don't want to watch it. And poof, his videos are gone, nothing is being forced...
@rohanc.8402 best comment ive seen in a long time. Cant agree more. Information is valuable and honestly is rare online. MKBHD is fair but honest. Exactly as you've said, I've brought from him and been turned away too. If companies are upset by honesty and truth, they need to look at themselves.
@@geroutathat And youtube keeps "forcing" them on you because you watch them. Welcome to the algorithm.
Twitter: he was mean and killed the company 😭 poor company 😭
Marques: skill issue
To be honest.. it scale and brand issues.
If apple make bad product. Because there r many fan and people that lick the brand.. Nothing will happen to the company. Most of them even dont see the review from utuber etc. They already familiar with the brand.
But for startup company, especially on expensive product like EV.. it basically near death sentence. They Don't have peep that lick them. Peep know them from ads, review etc. If review bad, quite a big impact. They dont have many product to cover for 1 or few bad product, that even worse. My 2 cent thou.
Even marques, feel a bit bad i guess because of the review. If not we may not even see this follow up video.
@@SyrFlora Apple was built on good products, believe it or not. Their Macs was kind of meh, but it was at least some competition to Windows. But everyone and their mother had a iPod. Then an iPad. They werent the first to make smartphones, but their iPhone revolutionized the mobile industry.
You know the difference between a company like Apple and Fisker (besides size)? One company was built on good products, the other failed since it was a bad product. I dont think Marques feels bad, I think he trying to explain to terminal online Twitter users that he isnt a used car salesman trying to peddle bad products, but an honest reviewer.
It's not twitter.
It's the boots.
Marques: lol git gud.
If your a company and make a really shit product. It should be blasted on the internet so no one buys it LOL
If u go bankrupt that’s your own fault 😂😂😂😂
As soon as I hear a product comes with a subscription I immediately put it in the “absolutely under no circumstances buy” bin.
To each their own.
If this thing was good this could have been the only exception, because it needs a chatGPT premium subscription and a data plan to function as advertised and because neither of those things have a one-time fixed price, they cannot offer a one-time fixed price (just like how a phone cannot function as advertised without a subscription to a cell service provider) but this product that's being discussed in this video is more expensive than my phone and my phone can do anything that product can do as good or better and as far as the subscription is concerned with this phone I'm not locked into one option for the required subscription
That's a pretty silly filter. Make a decision based on the product not the pricing model.
@@sciteceng2hedz358 here's the problem though, there's a lot of pieces of software that are a one-time install, and then there are no further costs to the owner of said software that do require a subscription and that's completely stupid. That's purely so they can make more money and there's no actual justification for it, this is one of the few products I would disagree with this person's approach because a it needs a data plan and that requires long-term maintenance and upkeep to keep cellular data a thing, and it also requires a chatGPT premium subscription, which is another thing that has ongoing costs to the owner, but even if this was a good product, anything this can do your phone can do better. So what's the point?
No, subscription services are a way for greedy companies to milk more money out of customers *cough BMW*.
Every time you are involved in any controversy you always manage to improve my opinion of you even further. Congrats on the many years of integrity and good work, and here's wishing that you can keep doing this until you don't want to anymore
Did you see the dBrand controversy on Twitter a week or so ago? My respect for MBKHD went up enormously after he stuck up for that guy dBrand went after.
Doin twirls on it
@@4nderone is that the guy dBrand made fun of their name instead of providing customer service?
@@smugler1 That’s the one. Apparently dBrand gave him $10,000 for the troubles, no strings attached.
Bad reviews themselves don't kill a company or brand. But then there are twitter twits who spread *false* or *exaggerated* info about a product. I'm thinking of the CyberTruck. The stories in the news may not even be technically untrue, but they do paint an untrue picture of the product, with an avalanche of tweets over-reaching on their biased conclusions. What do you call that?
Bad Product = Bad Reviews. But the reviews didn't kill the company, the product did.
Exactly. If the product was decent, it wouldn't get a bad review and wouldn't fail
Or the second time around after being given a second chance
And what about the employees of companies like Humane and Fisker. Why are none of you talking about them? They will all lose their jobs because of these reviews? Do they deserve to suffer?
It’s not the review, it’s the title and labeling a product as the worst. You don’t even have to watch a review, marques is the tech GOD, what he says goes, if he labels a product as the worst ever, he’s gonna help bring that company down.
@@costco_pizza what type of logic is that?
That last statement nails it: "all the reviews do is accelerate what was already going on". Yep. If a review is honest and you have a bad product, then the review is not the reason for a company's failure.
well said...
Having watched dozens of videos you have made I get the sense of a kind sincere person consistently coming through over and over in video after video. Thank You! And keep the great work. I have some words for people that criticize you for your honesty sure, coming from an individual who I don’t recall hearing another product you’ve reviewed having such a directly Honest, do not buy review which you did not say you have absolutely every right and I think perhaps what is happening with these folks is that it’s more prominent when someone is not regularly putting down products so I think the words resonate even more directly when that person (you) Communicate in such direct and honest manner. people vote with their eyes and my eyes told me they’re going to be coming back to see your next videos! Keep it up
Please never stop being honest. It’s something that we desperately need in this day and age. You owe nothing to any of these companies!
I never heard someone so intelligent and smart been that polite responding to a bunch of trolls trying to destroy your work. Keep it up, bro. Good job.
10:07 “... I don’t have any duty to any of the companies whose products I cover, it is only to the people who are watching the videos.” a very strong message to those (companies, personalities) it may concern!
He killed fisker stock by one review
@@jimboh.2654Good, it's deserved.
@@jimboh.2654 i guess you didnt watch the video then.
@@woIfson I didn't 😬
What’s worse than an independent source giving a bad review is a company paying influencers to give a product an excellent review even if it is crap or mediocre at best. It happens.
With TH-cam full of shills and paid positive reviews, your channel is like fresh air. I don't always agree with you, but your credibility is unimpeachable. That is so valuable.
mkbhd doesn't really leave bad reviews either.... he doesn't really criticize brands
@@ubacow7109 A review isn't about "criticizing a brand" it's about doing a review of the product? I've watched his recent reviews of Apple VR, Tesla Cybertruck and a couple of mobile phone reviews and those reviews definitely didn't leave me with a desire to get any of these.
So I think you kind of need to actually name a review, where you think he was milk-toasty positive about something, that was actually bad. If you can't then you're just kind of making stuff up.
@@ubacow7109 He is fair and honest about the products. That's the end of it.
@@PaulSzkibik no its not but he doesnt criticize the brands for making poor design decisions, as in he isnt actually reviewing the products to a standard
A big pet peeve of mine is when a “review” of a product is nothing but praise and is very clearly just an advertisement in disguise.
Yeah! That harms consumers! Which is much more harmful than a review for a bad product that no one would have bought anyway to begin with
Reminds me of those top ten lists of software you find off Google which are nothing more than thinly disguised shills for the app they're selling. Those are pretty common with registry cleaners and partitioning tools.
Especially if there's a deeply-hidden disclaimer, or NO disclaimer at all that it was a paid for ad review.
100% agree. If there ever was a problem, that would definitely be it!
Unbox therapy
As a product designer: if your company plummets because someone critized your product, your company is flimsy and you design process was lacking. If ONE youtuber, famous or not, reviews it with honesty and your product is bad in some department, the fault is in the company, use it as an opportunity to improve it. Accusing the youtubers of malice for saying bad things only makes you look like a scammer who got caught. You made the product, OWN your decisions, improve them. That's how big companies make a profit and earn the trust of their consumers. That's it.
Thank you for being honest with your reviews, Marques. As a consumer it really takes time to trust recommendations online (most are SEO IA generated text), but it's youtubers like you who really make the difference. I'm glad you do what you do, keep it up!
Yes, but these companies sometimes fail because the investors lose confidence and not really because the one product is bad. Even a mild review coming from a big influencer can shake investors enough to give up on a company that is legitimately trying to put out a good product.
As long as the reviewing person is completely honest and care for the users of said product, then there's nothing to worry about for them.
@@JonathanPaulin So what? The ammount of irresponsible speculative investment going on these days could stand to get bit & mind itself instead of wasting the real value raised by actual hard work, bleeding us dry with this scam economy. Too many futurists nerdgasming way too early; sad, unsatisfying, unfruitful ぶっかけ market.
some people create a Startup with Protagonist Mentality,
they think that if someone hate their product, then they're evil person that get in their way
and those evil people must be dealt with immediately, to teach them a lesson.
even companies like Apple, Microsoft and Google are getting Criticized all the time,
their product flopped all the time, people dislike some of their product,
but did they lash it out on the consumer or reviewer? no.
they think that they're more Protagonist compared to Bill gates, Steve jobs, or Jeff Bezos,
even those guys who already made it still get Criticized hard all the Time.
Refusing to review the latest vehicle, the one people will buy going forward, is a bit guilty.
@@JonathanPaulin You need to accept that a item like "human pin" is not ready for the 2024 year. It needs more technology and 10 more years.
that's why your fan base is almost 19 mil subscribers. You're reviews are always insanely good and at top of that honest. Benefiting from that for a long time my man
You're a man with integrity. Never change. Your honesty is refreshing and much needed in the world.
Crappy products kill companies. Reviews just cut the time down! Thank you for being honest with us & saving the time of consumers!
I read some of the tweets about this, and people are definitely bitter.
But there is a reason the reviews are so loved, and I think you nailed it in this video.
I also don’t get most of the products you review, but it’s fun learning about what is going on.
Keep it up!
Yeh, but don’t you think it’s a little odd how much this product is getting slated?
“Worst product ever”
I mean really?
When you delve a little deeper and discover that the founder of the company was fired from Apple for suggesting that the company’s best days were behind them…
Not saying these guys are Apple shills or they’re wrong (I agree with their points tbh) but everyone has noticed the reviews are a little bit different for this product.
The Commanding Officer has spoken. o7 Stone
@@TwistedSoul2002maybe cuz it's a first gen product which inherently means it will probably be overpriced and not good, also pretty much the only good thing about it is the hardware/materials, the rest of the software is way below for what you should be getting for 700 bucks, but then again it is a first gen product so it's kind of expected. It may be good to look at the first gen products as just kind of proofs of concept, they just make it to see if it'll even work, then use the feedback to hopefully make a much much better follow up to it. It just so happens that, not all companies which get themselves in that scenario, make it out of that phase and actually get to make another device
@@TwistedSoul2002Lol okay bro, Apple killing off a possible competitor? If the product was good then reviews would be good and all you said was rumours and speculation, nothing is confirmed, crazy
@@jodlaa5142nothing phone 1, nothing earbuds 1? Where they bad and overpriced? The cost isnt the issue, the product sucks, for 700usd you can buy a pixel and have google assistant on it for free, which is miles better than a small device that runs chatgpt
On point, Marques!
Your arguments, your rationale, and your honesty.
Loved it!
This is why I have been following you since the LG G2 review, right before I bought it.
PS: LG did not left the smartphone business because of your reviews 😛
If the product can't handle fair criticism, it isn't a good product to begin with.
Same with the company.
Look at Apple, the iPhone was not popular at the beginning. It was criticized by average people and CEOs…. Where is Apple today? Being sued for being too popular, too good.
Apple be like "Not us right?"
Gaming industry in a nutshell
@@siddheshpillai3807 Religion as well lol
1. Bad reviews are hardly a new thing
2. Honest reviews are vital part of this ecosystem
3. Bad products are as much a reality as good products
- keep up the good work
4. Bad products are more common than good ones.
Indeed. If only good reviews existed, then how good would they really be, and how would we even know it?
A brilliant counter-example to bad reviews killing companies: No Man's Sky. When it initially released, it was brutally negatively reviewed by nearly all games reviewers. But the company took the criticisms and continued to improve its product over time, and now it is a really good game. The developer continues to release new expansions and improvements, and unlike MANY other games developers, it does not charge anything for the new expansions to the game. If a bad review truly takes down a company, that company was going down anyway.
But bad revwies have killed good industries namly AR glasses and little jeeps.
And nowadays No Man's Sky is even better than what was promised at launch.
Perfect example!
@@GreenBlueWalkthroughar glasses from what I know are expensive and have horrible battery
@@GreenBlueWalkthrough AR glasses aren't dead because everybody said that Google Glass was trash; AR glasses are dead because nobody has figured out how to make GOOD AR glasses yet that warrant mass adoption.
I'm an old tech head (Military Computer Operator 1987-2002) and I sub'd, watched, and liked EVERY one of your vids before you graduated HS to get your algorithm up because of THE WAY you reviewed products. Honestly, and with true passion/interest. Bad reviews don't kill companies. Honest reviews about bad products kill companies. DON'T CHANGE A THING!!! Because it's what got you here. And if it ain't broke.....
I watched SO MANY reviews before buying a tablet, because I didn't have the money to make a bad choice, it had to be good. I was so very glad to see HONEST and transparent reviews that informed me to purchase the product that fit my specific needs. So thank you for being part of that ^^
I bought sony phone after seeing many positive reviews and it was trash. Now I am 100% sure that these reviews where paid. However I believie that Marques did good job reviewing that AI device which is usless and nobody should pay for this.
Exactly this
I cannot agree more to this 👆 right now. I cannot afford to buy a product that's thousands of pounds only to realize a general factory problem with it. There would be no refund and all that. The frustration that comes with the fact that I would have to live with that mistake from the company and there's absolutely nothing I can do about it.
Remember when I wanted to get the S20Ultra with the focus issue. No update could fix that completely. Reviews helped me make a better decision to wait it out till something better comes around.
What did you get, as a tablet, if I may ask?
@@mightylordkuba”I bought sony phone” which model???
I'm a senior, who's also a bit of tech nerd. I've been watching your videos for years because I appreciate your knowledgeable and thorough reviews (and you're always kind) -- not because I'm necessarily interested in buying the products. But, when I am considering a product, I will check your channel before I do. Thank you, Marques for being you. 🥰
I totally agree with you! MKBHD is always the first person I will look for a video reviewing, because he is always so honest, not sugar coating any problems, and makes such high quality videos that are entertaining to watch!
A senior what?
Never ever change.
Your honesty, your fair reviews are exactly what makes me keep coming back.
There is zero click bait here, just facts.
Marques, you and your fantastic team do incredible work.
This reaction to the Humane pin review is way more about them and their bad product more than anything else. ❤
zip up when you’re done buddy
@@FiveLeefClovr cry more
@@FiveLeefClovr someones mad
Bro said “incredible work” like it’s st Jude. 😦
Don’t let naysayers and corporate intimidation get you down. You are doing honest work.
"All that any honest review does is just accelerate whatever was already going on"- Words to live by....
This was a bar ngl
to live by? I feel like this could only be valuable life advice for product manufacturers.
That laptop review is how I ran into you long ago it helped me solve a clients issue with their computer over the phone because I needed see the remote to walk them through an issue. Years later I realized you are that same person and Im happy you found success.
You have saved my parents and grandparents, who are lately tech illiterate, from wasting money on grifts or things they simply do not need for what they want. Thank you for what you do, and please keep doing it exactly as you are doing
crazy you even have to explain yourself on this! appreciate the reviews man!!! I just got hooked on your videos they are great!
Bad reviews could actually be a lifeline for a company, if they listen.
but who needs it?
They knew it, but never want to fix, they need money, not a words of someone's honesty
@@nikostalk5730 so we all should just shut up and buy all the trash products so the companies get the money they need? Maybe they should just send their products to Unbox Therapy then, they will sugarcoat it for cash.
@@nikostalk5730Fair point. I also think a startup with a very small team could have genuinely overlooked a make or break feature.
@@nikostalk5730 are you for real? So we just need to buy crappy things so that they can improve?
It's not like TH-camrs are better product testers than the testers the companies have hired for that job. They know what the issues are and they're either working on them already or decided that they're not worth fixing.
If you don't want bad reviews, don't make bad products.
The only reason I watch MKBHD is because of the level of trust for the honesty I have. Keep it up.
"My product is revolutionary, you wouldn't understand!!1!"
-Delusional CEO
I never really pay attention to this youtuber but now I sub him because this world needs more honesty. :D
If a channel is large enough, they could theoretically shut down a good product.
Sometimes a sort of prototype will get better.
In case of the last video:
Calling something „the worst product ever?“ as a clickbait title - yeah that can be seen as unfair.
Otherwise I am completely on the side of your argument.
Companies need to develop good products for good reviews.
Yeah nah. With tesla he glosses over almost all bad sides.
He‘s a tech bro after all
@@antman767390% of the titles on YT are click bait, because that's what's needed nowadays to be in YTs algorithm. Never judge a video by the title or thumbnail, you actually need to watch it.
I don’t understand how this is even a conversation. Keep doing what you’re doing. You have educated me on products that I wanted to buy for years and have always helped me make the best decision for myself. Keep doing what you’re doing. We love it
That's what they don't want.
Tbh it's probably Apple behind this shit. Apple or Apple fans. MKBHD is probably the biggest reason people might switch from Apple to Android because Apple makes overpriced designer phones and products. Not that Android is the best thing ever, it depends on the company that makes the phone.
Saw a Video about your review on C&TN, and the grief you received for an honest review of a less than prime time ready product . Anyway without even seeing your review, you have my respect for being truthful about the products you review. Too many creators are on this platform cheerleading for their sponsors, and misleading those that view their content. You have my respect and subscription. Thanks for the honesty and looking forward to your content.....
Holding companies accountable for subpar products is not what puts them out of business. Breaking news: it's the overpriced and subpar products doing the bankrupting. Keep it up Marques, your reviews are always appreciated by your audience!
By most of his audience. Some people say if it’s a good review he was paid off, and if it’s a bad review he’s trying to tank the company. 🤦♀️
in the case of Fisker i'm pretty sure it was the losing almost half a billion in 2023 that is why they can't convince anyone to give them more money - no lenders are making decisions based on youtube reviews... pretty sure it's the being a half billion in the red in 2023, and the fact that this is the same shit that happened last time with fisker automotive/ the karma... gonna guess it was that
Bad reviews don't kill companies; bad products kill companies.
MKBHD could have ended the video there, cos he nailed it on the head with that statement.
Well said, if anything bad product companies should take note how others perceive and experience their products, and try to improve it rather than complain.
True but toxic reviews have though... Namly most failed cult classics, The suziki jemy, Chavy Volt, Google glass etc... Yes while a tocxic review may not kill a good product like the Meta quest 3 it can bolster bad products like the apple vision pro.
Bingo.
@@tzz89 I haven't even watched the video yet 😂
I always make 3 comments: first one before I watch (just based off the title and thumbnail), then another during and the last after the video.
you are the most chilled, objective and considerate guy reviewing stuff on youtube. If your review is bad, the friggin product is bad. That's a matter of fact.
No the inidian tech guy is better/more chilll
The indian tech guy is more chill
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Please continue to be as honest and truthful as you have been because that’s one of the major reasons why many of us watch your reviews and videos.
haha well brother, i have bad news
The simple truth that “Correlation is not Causation” is really lost on a lot of people
While it's simple, people are wired to find causation. And mistaken one for another is one of the cognitive biases we are all granted with. So yeah, this is very common thing which also feels intuitive lots of times. Intuition is just not a good guide sometimes.
Preach!
@@divirusp Intuition is heuristic decision making. It's fine when resources such as time is low, but with ample resources we can take a statistical approach instead (Kahneman).
It's a bad argument to say he has no effect and he has incentive to say that so he isn't canceled. Marketing wouldn't be a $700bn industry if the quality of the product is all that matters.
Since corporations are individuals in America and if America adopts hate speech laws, I foresee corporations using that law to stop any bad reviews as hate speech
Which is why the science is never settled as all science based on correlation.
Luckily it has filters that permit to correct itself when is found wrong.
Now if DOGMA was that easy to auto correct itself.
This is the whole point of journalism-to let people know when something’s not right-and the people deserve to know especially if it could be a total waste of their hard-earned money. Kudos to you, Marques.
True, the point of journalism is to be truthful and accurate - and the reason why we watch MKBHD is because he does that, and in a way that captures our attention. However, as a practicing journalist, he does have a responsibility to have compassion for those his reviews could affect and although I think his reviews are pretty tame; the idea that he doesn't have to consider how he presents the information isn't a good idea.
@@etoobrute so you want to be lied to
@@dagt.03 Yes. I made a post emphasizing that he needs to be truthful and accurate, but be considerate of his delivery - but what I *really* mean is that I want to be lied to. You have terrible reading comprehension.
Transparency is everything today. The reason I subscribe to you is because I trust you're being authentic. Your opinion isn't swayed by hype or sponsorship's or pressure of any kind. It's rare to really have that trust in creators today. Thank you for being you.
He probably is biased and skewed in his own way. We, as the viewers just don't see that side of him.
@@HyperIndian we are human, we are all flawed. But MKBHD is trying his best as he mentioned
@@HyperIndian Duh, he likes thing that appeal to *him* what do you want him to be a hivemind yes man?
I don't personally agree with everything he says but appreicate his expertise & knowledge. Why do you think people watch him?
Trust is just dumb in this case oO You dont know this person, you dont know there financial situation, you dont know there worldviews and you dont know there personal gain in some situation... Are you srsly trusting someone you dont know from a video that is heavily edited and manipulated (not even in a bad way)? Then you dont care about the product, because you would then find more and more opinion about it and dont see the people behind the review and only the result of it
@@mw2984 what on earth are you talking about? The Humane AI pin video was neither heavily edited nor manipulated. In fact, he shows all the uses in real time..
your honest reviews are the literal reason i’ve been following you for ages (and keep coming back to you, compared to other youtubers), and why you’re able to gain such a following in the first place, because honest opinions create trust and respect.
you’re explaining the obvious here, but the fact that people can’t differentiate between a critique and hate or whatever is mind-boggling.
imagine defending companies that charge insane amounts for their gimmicky products - over the people who are borderline scammed by falling for it. what about the companies responsibility?
Dude!!! You are so unbiased, technical, and stoic in your reviews, stay honest. This is an opportunity to spread your influence. Best TH-cam reviewer
Some companies are out there just to make quick money for the shareholders without investing enough in R&D. We need people like MKBHD to filter out the genuine from the ingenuine. Keep up the good work man. You're always there for us consumers.
Mr marques 😊
Twitter is just being dumb, honesty and integrity is extremely rare and valuable. A company as much as it stings, got a true to heart review from someone who has touched more tech than most people will in their entire lives.
Well said mate
*Dont read my name.*
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always has been
3lon just turned the bullshit dial to 11
TwitteX, dumb... well, I am just shocked! SHOCKED!
Review of your videos: you're very honest and that's the most important thing when I'm looking at a review for a product. You're very personable and relatable. Also I very much appreciate your choice in the products that you choose to review as you brought up early on in this video. Overall I would say 10 out of 10. And that kind of shows in the popularity of your videos as a whole. Don't change what you're doing. Clearly you're doing great. And these personable videos like the one that I just watched, really set it off and prove who you are as a person which really matters when it comes to TH-cam personalities or just influencers as a whole. Mutch love.
When Top Gear review cars, do we hear people complaining that you may lose Ford, Mazda or even Aston Martin money? No. Their reviews were brutally honest to give consumers the info they needed. Some manufacturers didn't even send cars to Top Gear for that very reason. They were scared.
The fact that you had to make this video response is beyond me. Your reviews are always honest. Considered and even go so far as to talk to the 'good stuff' as well as the bad. Keep doing you Marques.
Exactly! Marques shouldn't have to ever explain his reviews, and especially the honesty. It's actually the contrary: very important to disclose if the video is paid by a sponsor or product gotten for free or any other financial incentive to give a "better" than deserved review. Which includes any investment whether financial or other, in the company making the product under review.
There's actually a court case ongoing from Tesla against Top Gear because how badly they reviewed the Model S (basically Clarkson is biased against electric cars, and that transpired towards the review).
But, independently of that Tesla is still around for some reason...maybe their product is not as bad as Top Gear made it seem.
Top Gear is probably a bad example given they were an entertainment show with scripted segments in reviews - almost any other car show would fit what you're trying to say better!
Koenigsseg improved as a company after a bad review. They went and improved the car and came back with a better version.
Top Gear - the show that scripted issues happened with cars ahead of time based on their personal preferences? Cool story.
"It's extra bad, what I did to this company" ...
What about what the company is doing to it's customers? This product does not work. The reviewer's job is to protect the customer, not the company!
Marques, don't let those guys get to you. Fight for the little guy!
"it's extra bad what I did to this company" is such a corporations are people take
@@daveprice5911 to an extent i can understand having the mindset. it isnt really wise to just see companies as faceless monoliths, you can pretedn its not the case, but behind companies are people with dreams and aspirations in a lot of cases. its a thought that depending on your level of empathy will come up to your head, especially when you are being accused of ruining a company and especially considering its a smaller one, obviously noone would feel bad for a bad Apple review. having that said i absolutely agree with op in that reviews are to protect consumers first and foremost, and in this case the VERY scammy nature of the product, and frankly absolute pointlessness as a product, not only meant it was doomed to fail but also doesnt inspire much empathy.
@@samuraibeluga3749 100% Companies are just organizations of people. But it’s always the job of the people making the claim to prove their claim. If you’re claiming your product is an AI assistant, it better be at least a semi-functional AI assistant. So many AI products right now are launched as in “Beta” because they just can’t quite back up their claims and they need people to give them a little leeway.
@@samuraibeluga3749 people working for indian scam call centers have families too. arguably families that are in more dire financial situations than humanes. so, should one fall on purpose for the scams? of course not.
@@lasskinn474 im confused, so clarify it to me. are you saying that what i said implies that thats the kind of mentality im promoting?
Keep it up Marques. In this world, we need more people who care about the individual more than the companies.
"All that any honest review actually does is just accelerate what ever was going on." Gold.
JESUS IS COMING VERY SOON🔥 REPENT AND TURN AWAY FROM YOUR SINS 🙏🙏🙏😢
fax bro
@@JesusPlsSaveMe you need a therapist asap
@@JesusPlsSaveMeon god Mr Bible man, do tell me more
We watch you cause we trust you bro.
You are where you are on YT for a reason. If you gave out false reviews and weren`t honest people would not subscribe and continue to watch. Your style of review and honesty whether it is good or bad is what we as consumers want to see.
NEVER stop giving honest, blunt reviews. Please.
post bad review and prepare to defend agaisnt lawyers for defamation
@@cibularas3485what defamation? Trash product is trash product
Paid Good Reviews = Twitter don't find it an issue
Honest Bad Reviews = Twitter gets angry
True
That's why you don't take twitter seriously. Twitter is just home for idiots who think their opinions matter.
Pretty sure that was never the issue (at least the posts I have seen). It was about intentionally making a clickbait title when the actual review showed it's nowhere near the worst product. He himself admits the hardware was pretty impressive engineering considering its size. It's also a first-generation product in completely new category. I can bet he will never do this with a company like Tesla or Apple, since the backlash will be orders of magnitude stronger.
3:28 @@SIDPLAYSGAMES22
Twitter, plural or singular.😉
Bro, you are literally the world's most important consumer advocate. You are a utility. The lens of truth you, especially, and other notable reviewers provide to the public are the few trusted resources we have against the endless onslaught of advertisement, fact cherry picking, exaggeration, and misinformation. What your initially humble mission has become is now bigger than any of us. Will a bad review ruin a company? Sure, if their product sucks, if they've missed the mark, if they aren't actually ready for market. A spotlight on your channel is the best highlight luck could grant a start-up company. Carry on.
Well said!!
Lol a utility. You make him sound like a tool
The funny thing is that people like you have said such things against others before they're denounced. Use your brain instead of mindlessly following someone because they don't like something. Everyone doesn't like something. The fact you're blindly following this guy is telling of your intellectual capacity.
Take his words into heart? Yeah. But preaching it like your comment is just weird. So weird.
@@TheCuriousNoob LOL! Well said! 🤣
Marques, in case you read this, I have been watching all your reviews of products since your review of Blue Spark Microphone back in 2013. I have found your point of view to be put together in a way as to help me make a decision between products when I do not have the luxury of trying out different ones and find which one suits my need. In the world where everything is driven by incentives, I find your approach honest, refreshing and welcome. Thank you for being honest, calling out everything as it is. I am looking forward to a future where reviewers like you set the presedence for honesty on the internet. The whole world would count on that. Thank you for all you have been doing for past 15 years, very grateful for that. Onwards and upwards!
You summed it up perfectly! I agree 100%
Over the years, Marques is the only tech channel I've consistently followed because of
- His straightforward, credible, and insightful analysis
- Pixel-perfect video quality with attention to every detail
Keep it up!
I found you through the controversy of people freaking out because you were honest! I have to say that you are a very well-thought-out person and you seem to be very level-headed and are just trying to do the best for your subscribers! I commend you and have so much respect for you for that! For people to get upset about that is ridiculous to me! It's almost as if they're advertising to corporations that they want to be lied to even though they know once they're lied to they're going to be online complaining they've been lied to! Keep doing what you were doing, much much respect and I wish you all the success in the world!
You're literally the only honest reviewer I trust. Keep doing you! Fake good reviews scam consumers
Bro never stop doing what you doing we appreciate your honesty, not all products and companies are meant to exceed.
Consumers deserve to know the truth and we love MKBHD because he would never compromise honesty for brand or monetary reasons. Keep doing what you do Marques!
I don't know if you'll see this but here goes. My dog passed away a couple of weeks ago and it has been pretty hard. We had a very close bond so I am devastated. Anyway for some reason watching your videos gives me a bit of a reprieve. Your reviews are very fair and honest, and there's something calming about the way you explain things. So I don't know.. am I weird? Because I am watching a bunch of tech reviews while I am grieving? well whatever.. your videos are giving me a break from crying so I wanted to thank you for that.
The issue of honesty for me is a fundamental factor in MKBHD reviews. I always notice that the products he presents were actually used by him, the Cybertruck review and foldable smartphones were an example of this. I even remember the video where he complained about the delay in delivering the Cybertruck, in which if he had bought Tesla shares it would have been better.
I think this honesty is the most valid point of the entire channel.
I live in a country where the vast majority of product reviews are biased because they were "sent" by companies. MKBHD allows us to see these products through the previously calculated "noise" of these companies composed of almost inspirational videos of use or suspicious techdemos.
Continue your work!
I assume you didn't watch his steamdeck review. He barely touches gaming (typically console) and proceeded to tell PC gamers it was unfinished...lol. He is far from an authority on topics. He could have easily left it to someone more capable and knowledgeable.
Concerning the Steamdeck and his lack of gaming hardware knowledge, which I do agree with, was he wrong though (at the time of the product's release)? He was not the only one who said what he said.
@@m.pixelated He was wrong about a bunch few things in the first few minutes like valve and hardware support.
1. He stated the steam controller was a flop/abandoned. (it still gets updates but the lawsuit on haptics killed it SCUF / Corsair) I got one.
2.Steam link hardware has been replaced by software and can run on any capable PC connected on a network. But it still works fine as i have one.
3. Valve Index is still being sold
4. At the time of review he mentioned steam machines that were not made by valve so they cant be faulted by hardware not produced, maintained by them.
He played 2 games DIRT and NBA 2k..... A large number of games are compatible even without the deck verified designation but he played....2 games for a gaming console review.🙄
Incorrectly thought a controller needed to be mapped to work when he can either map it himself or find community controls in a few button presses.
Thought the battery is closer to 2 hours when simple tweaks can easily extend playtime and if you are just running the system full tilt there is a diminishing return on the battery.
Funny enough the Steam deck had a larger library of working games than the PS5 , Xbox or switch at the time. Now it's even larger. (not even going to include the back catalog of 10's of thousands of emulated console games)
So he does not get a pass as he had qualified staff that could have reviewed it and he was not qualified to. So he was FAR from right in his "review"
Just in: Fisker stock price goes down YET AGAIN right after MKBHD’s viral video, “Do bad reviews kill companies?”
Marques is out there to cook and he is NOT impressed.
@@hawtdayum the steam controller is a flop. It suck in generally
mkbhd has reached the point where he's hit the mr beast syndrome and people are getting mad at him for not having cured cancer or solved world peace yet
Unfortunately any time you say anything negative people will act as if you personally hurt them.
With a side of world hunger prevention. Don't forget that one.
This guy has a point
What an awful guy, curing people's blindness
There is a bit of nuance to that, I've been seeing the Mr beast didn't do enough rage is seemingly misplaced "why is this NEEDED. Why must the rich solve our problems, why are they not solved by those who are paid to?" Rage tbh
GOOD REVIEWS = NEGATIVE REVIEWS for BAD PRODUCTS
BAD REVIEWS = POSITIVE REVIEWS for BAD PRODUCTS
Also, bad reviews are negative reviews of good products
@@philipwatersdeaf not necessarily unless it's just for clicks. If someone genuinely has issues with a well liked product it's important to hear them.
@@philipwatersdeafif the prouduct is bad, itll have negative reviews, mind blown
@@philipwatersdeaf not so, the good product will have huge amount of good reviews with precise points anyway
So you speak as if there are never negative reviews on good products.
5:48 Sometimes I do come back to your (and other reviewers’) videos a few years later when looking to buy an older high-end or refurbished product from 2-3 years ago. I also appreciate reviewers that come back to products a year or two after with an update.
Reviews should never be a manufacturers anchor... Your job isn't to be liked by manufacturers. Your job is to teach them. Keep Rockin Mkbhd! Thankyou for your service
2:32 - "if they're not honest, they're basically useless". This. You hit the nail on the head with these seven words, Marques. That's why I welcome bad reviews. I need to know that there are evaluations out there that will be completely honest, and it's because bad reviews exist that I have made my life easier.
That's not hyperbole. My current old car is one from a company that Consumer Reports says has very good reliability (a Subaru). At work, I've heard Chevy and Jeep owners complain about the cost of maintenance and it's stuff I don't have to worry about, but then also defend their choice in car brands for non-mechanical reasons - reasons that only make sense if you live in a 30 second commercial. I'm not buying a lifestyle choice, I'm not buying an ideology, I'm buying a car and it needs to work its best.
So I see the reviews that say other car companies had a history of making products that required multiple trips to a mechanic a year, I'm not a mechanic, I didn't buy from those companies in the hope that this just happens to be the year they turn things around. Subaru has been so good to me that I was even one of the first on the shortlist for a 2023 Subaru Solterra (their first EV)... but real world charging tests online proved the Solterra couldn't even get up to 100% in a four hour period at a DC Fast Charger. I cancelled my order from a company that has had my business for close to two decades. I may like the company's product but I'm not going to spend hard-earned money on something they produce that fails to maintain their standing. The company has promised that the 2024 model has better battery management and a good charging curve - but without any independent evaluations of this from the likes of Out Of Spec or Bjørn Nyland? They still don't get my business. I'm now looking at the Hyundai cars because of their reliability and incredible charge speeds. Multiple good reviews work too.
If a company didn't want a bad review where flaws were pointed out so readily, they shouldn't have introduced a product where the flaws could be pointed out so readily. They're not in business for our charity. They're in business for our custom. Every product succeeds or falls based on its sales, and for me that means it needs to be a product that works, has quality, has longevity, does what it's meant to do and does it well.
It's a showcase if its not a review. Showcases can have value, but in case of the pin the company already made a showcase and by the showcase even most people thought its pointless and sucks(just facts). Then the review showa there was lies in the showcase about how to wake it up. Who is at fault the company, nobody else. Theres no obligation and not enough money in the world to support every company.
Bad products at high prices hurt ignorant consumers, $70k for a EV is expensive, $700 + $25 pm for a concept of a finish product is ridiculous, we all like the idea if implemented well, but paying that much for a desc weight is ridiculous. @MKBHD please continue giving us honest reviews, we appreciate it!(from an average joe)
Trick more fools, get insane amount of money, try again with new product, repeat forever
this is how all of this bs works
people should just call the ai pin for what it is: a kickstarter scam.
Disregard the Haters, keep doing what you’re doing. Love your reviews and the input that you give. I’ve purchased products that have not gotten the best reviews on this channel and had to find out the hard way (with my wallet), but it was ultimately my choice to buy or not and your review just gave me insight on what to expect and look out for. Thanks for all you do, I love the channel and will continue to support.
Journalist and IT professional here - I've been in media a long time, and you are an excellent journalist, sir. My review of this video (and most of the ones I've seen from you): Excellent product, honest as hell and informative. Keep on being you, dude, we'll be here for it.