You dont get to where Linus has gotten without fucking up a few times. Most of his big controversies are due to bad practice of an employee and hes owned it and corrected it. The rest are due to his Spicy takes on the WAN show where he gives the ‘ceo perspective’ on consumer issues.
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jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 months agoI don’t follow this guy. Did he fuck up or something?
Auth@lemmy.world 2 months ago
toynbee@lemmy.world 2 months ago
His crew has claimed many abuses (supposedly he has been absolved, I don’t have knowledge of or an opinion on whether that’s justified).
He stole a prototype of a product then sold it for profit (“What Happened Between Linus Tech Tips And Billet Labs?” on this page).
Also on that page are other allegations of which I was unaware, most of which (at a glance) seem to be about improperly testing and/or representing products. I particularly like the one about claiming a mouse was poor quality after he failed to remove a cover from the sensor.
heydo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
“Stole a prototype” is unfair language, they made a huge mistake and auctioned off the prototype. Linus admitted the mistake to Billet Labs and paid them for the prototype.
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 2 months ago
They also installed the product incorrectly in a test and shat all over it and the initial response on the controversy from Linus on the forum was pretty terrible.
heydo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
True, they fucked up a lot.
Gladaed@feddit.org 2 months ago
They highlighted it’s inflexibility. Showed me that custom cooking sucks from a longevity perspective.
toynbee@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ah, I never watched the video(s) so was just going off of what I’ve read elsewhere and previously. If my understanding was incorrect, I apologize; I certainly wouldn’t want to spread misinformation. I’ll add a note to my original comment.
CatLikeLemming@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Most of these criticisms are from a time which they have at least claimed they’re out of. They made a huge deal about apologizing, slowing down, and doing things properly. Have they done so? Hard to know without a look behind the scenes, but so far I haven’t heard any new complaints.
Delphia@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I kind of feel for Linus. He is clearly NOT the guy to be in charge of a media company that recieved a 100 million dollar buyout offer and in charge of 50+ people. I genuinely believe he has good intentions and isnt trying to do anything evil or anti consumer.
Doesnt mean his fuckups dont have real world impacts for others though.
Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
He was “absolved” by a company that he hired to investigate.
The situations mostly come down to he said/she said, so nothing for the company to find…
The result of the investigation was that there wasn’t any evidence, not disproving or proving the allegations