To be Fair.. warranty doesn't cover intentional damage either
The bad press gets people slamming Apple. People that are really into Apple buy more products in spite of the hate. That's a loss? I wish I could lose like that.
He went down the consumer route because he knew full well it wasn't getting repaired at a "fair" price, or possibly not repaired at all. He did it because he knew it would get him the views he needs to generate revenue. Apple shitty? Sure. Linus exploiting that for his own gain, yep.
He is looking for view for revenue, that is all. That gets in the way of me taking his complaint seriously at all. If it was some random accident like a cat knocked it over, then I would hope Apple would accommodate that customer in a fair way. They have for me before for a phone. My iPhone 7 Plus. Due to my brain injury I can have blackouts. One day, I did, and when I went to the floor, phone in hand, the phone met the concrete the same as I did. Screen shattered, frame bent a tad. Went to Apple store to ask about how much a repair would cost. Manager asked what happened. Told story, phone replaced with a new one in five minutes.
He knew they weren't going to do it. He planned this out from the start. He most likely used his "back alley" contact to research when parts were available, if things would get repaired, etc. etc. It's not like Apples' shitty practice wasn't known, and this was his very first time even learning about this stuff. Puhlease...
He's a bratty Youtuber, and yes, he's hunting for views. When that's your income source, that's what you do. He documented something he knew would get him millions of views, end. 3.6million views later... /deuces peace out
That's false. Accidental damage can be covered by a paid repair in general (e.g. if the screen was broken during transit, that could be repaired at a cost). Such an issue only arises if the machine is in a BER state (e.g. if the machine is smashed to pieces during transit, or it's opened up and the internals are tampered with to damage the machine). Service options (both first and third party) are available. The context and (known) extent of the damage is relevant in this instance as to why the machine will not be repaired.
Well, if I'm going to move it around, I'd plan for that and not just willy nilly pick it up, leave it just hanging off my set in the car, etc. Apparently people don't tear their professional-grade machine apart while assuming something will be done if they screw it up. Nobody.
Honestly, if someone buys a $5000 workstation, and is willing to pay $1500 for repairs, why wouldn't they have just bought the $169 Apple Care? Doesn't make much sense.
Yep, if anyone has an agenda they are active in this thread and not on youtube
I mean, I respect that you guys disagree with how I feel about Linus. I don't disagree that Apple has shitty repair service at times. I also think they go over the top for people at times.
I have an opinion, not an agenda lol.
I didn't mention you, I'm not backwards in coming forward.
My stuff is just as normal as everyone else. I wouldn't take my iMac apart though so... there's that.
Uhh no. That's not how bad press works. You are very defensive. You a stock holder?
I'm not defensive at all. Goodness. I think Apple should be able to reasonable repair consumer products. My entire beef with this is on Linus. He makes videos for money. If you don't believe he was motivated by money to put this out there, then we disagree, and that's fine.
You're really equating watching beheadings and gore to watching tech videos that have ads?
Apple is refusing the repair because they won't be making as much money off of him, so they are also motivated by money.
I'm talking about THIS video. I didn't say it was fake.
Didn't Apple give him a price for the repair?
Did he slap your mother or something?
You're right, no one forces me to watch it, and I don't anymore. Got tired of how he was delivering, bad acting, poor scripting. Then he takes an issue that needs to be addressed and takes advantage of that for his own gain. I have an issue with that. That's all. If we can only talk about the issue and not about who is doing the talking, then I'll leave that aspect out of it. I've said multiple times in this thread of why I dislike him, and that I agree with the issue about Apple being shitty at times.
You mean like making a fake video of breaking the screen, complete with After Effects sparks?
It doesn't include the 5k panel. Studios want to use Final Cut Pro. They would be in deep shit if they violated the EULA and built a Hackintosh.
So when documentaries do recreations of historical events, would you call them "fake videos for clickbait"?
Yeah, I understand. I'll leave my personal feelings out of it from here on out. I talked to my wife and her sister about it. They both said I was being irrational. /shrugs. That wasn't my intention.
Some people thought the video was real, and if their attempt was to make it "clearly" fake or comedic, he should have put a "re-enactment" note on screen.
They evoke the same emotions of horror, embarassment, and schadenfreude in it's audience. The same feelings that make them wonder: "Why are people like him doing that?", "That's terrible!" and "I can't wait to show this shit to my friends!".
Big Corporation Apple is my friend and Evil YouTuber Linus is hurting my friend
