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.
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toynbee@lemmy.world 2 days agoHis 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.
CatLikeLemming@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Delphia@lemmy.world 2 days 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 1 day 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
heydo@lemmy.world 2 days 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 days 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 days ago
True, they fucked up a lot.
Gladaed@feddit.org 2 days ago
They highlighted it’s inflexibility. Showed me that custom cooking sucks from a longevity perspective.
toynbee@lemmy.world 2 days 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.