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Sharing our Own Troubling Experience - WAN Show Jun 11, 2021

06.14.2021 - By Linus Tech TipsPlay

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Timestamps (Courtesy of Timmy Fox)

00:00:33 – Topics overview

– 00:01:22 – Bad pun

00:01:39 – Intro

– 00:02:00 – Sponsor overview

00:02:11 – HardwareUnboxed...except not

00:03:40 – HardwareUnboxed's LG review drama

– 00:04:00 – LG CNS tangent

– – 00:06:10 – Possible benefits of the company split

– 00:07:13 – Last minute release embargo

– – 00:07:35 – Intel embargo email

– – 00:08:11 – It is not usual to add embargos after reviewing the product

– – 00:09:48 – HardwareUnboxed never agreed to any embargo

– – 00:10:17 – HardwareUnboxed's review was very positive

– – 00:10:55 – LG reaching out

– 00:11:07 – Remembering Youtube annotations

– 00:12:00 – HardwareUnboxed's response

– 00:12:44 – LG's further imposed embargos

– 00:14:35 – Who is LG CNS?

– 00:15:57 – Buzzword Bingo

– 00:16:41 – LG's response

– 00:18:17 – Linus' thoughts

– – 00:18:47 – Trying to find a document

– – 00:19:18 – Linus' actual point

– – 00:21:08 – Can you imagine that?

– – 00:24:30 – In the context of the global silicon shortage

– – 00:25:08 – Shoutout to Jarrod's tech

– 00:25:42 – Back to LG's guidelines

– 00:28:32 – The problem

– 00:29:47 – Moving on even further

– – 00:30:37 – A review cannot be a paid review

– 00:31:17 – LG kept digging

– 00:32:27 – LG made a 180

– – 00:32:54 – What Linus wants to know

– 00:34:13 – Summary and things to keep in mind

– – 00:35:26 – Where companies run into problems

– – 00:36:07 – Sponsored content when the product is included

– – 00:37:58 – Luke weighing in

– 00:38:54 – The most ridiculous thing about this

– 00:40:34 – HardwareUnboxed did the right thing

00:41:19 – WWDC discussion

– 00:42:09 – Colin's comment

– 00:42:48 – Linus' Uncle's story

– 00:43:39 – Lack of T9 dialing

– 00:45:49 – What drives Linus crazy

– 00:46:44 – How Luke gets paid

– 00:47:28 – Facetime

– 00:49:27 – Value of getting kids using your tech

– 00:50:18 – Linus needs to buy a Chromebook

00:53:17 – Sponsors

00:55:10 – LTT Sad Linus sequin pillow launch

– Large CPU pillows back in stock (00:57:38)

00:57:15 – Tesla Model S Plaid / Games in a Tesla

– 00:57:38 – Tangent: Large CPU pillows back in stock

– 00:58:38 – Back on topic

– 01:00:10 – Compared to Android Auto

– 01:02:20 – Tesla's claims

– 01:03:37 – Would you game on this?

– 01:04:58 – Luke's screen complaints

– 01:06:09 – Linus' alternate take

– 01:06:33 – Further thoughts

– 01:09:30 – Discussion about how expensive it is

01:14:30 – Windows 10 being retired

01:15:58 – El Salvador adopting Bitcoin

01:17:38 – Superchats

01:20:43 – Update on 3080 & 3080 TI prices equalizing

– 01:23:54 – Repeating what was said in the reviews

– 01:24:19 – Linus' question

– 01:24:59 – Linus never said it's a good value

– 01:25:20 – Linus' question (cont.)

– 01:27:57 – Would you rather market or manufacturer setting the price?

01:28:23 – Closing comments and extra superchats

– 01:28:47 – LGBT comments

– 01:29:51 – "Bye" + Outro

– 01:30:14 – One more thing

– 01:31:01 – "Bye" x2

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