How Tech Companies Manipulate the Media ft. MKBHD
6 products in this video, in the order they appear. Tap a timestamp to jump to the bit where I talk about it.
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Nothing Ear (1)Used as an example of a company pushing a giveaway and a restrictive dual embargo, which it dropped after reviewers pushed back; he had not tested the earbuds at that point.
Apple iPhone 11Cited by Marques as the example of a 'coming soon' feature, Deep Fusion, which arrived weeks later and wasn't all that impressive.
Microsoft Surface DuoLovely hardware with a great hinge, but the software was poor, and the hardware-only embargo hid that from first impressions.
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 UltraA brilliant phone let down by problems common to Samsung phones, and Samsung's embargo handling and out-of-context quote of his review annoyed him.
OnePlus NordUsed by Marques as an example of a company offering a world-exclusive interview to steer launch coverage.
Red Hydrogen OneA phone widely regarded as a miserable fail, used to show how a mashup of cherry-picked quotes could make it sound incredible.