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Ironically enough, this whole debacle with Billet Labs probably is better advertising than a proper review ever would have been. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by Bread@sh.itjust.works to c/linustechtips@lemmy.ml

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The shitstorm of a fallout has pushed the community behind Billet Labs more than they ever would have gotten had they just gotten reviewed properly. It may have sucked what had happened but I think they will be better off in the long term now that people are aggressively supportive of them. Funny twist of fate in my opinion.

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[–] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I still wish we would have gotten a proper benchmark of their prototype :-/

If it actually works well they could always release a cheaper mass produced version down the line.

[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Somewhere in my imagination the person who got the prototype sends it to Gamers Nexus and they make a proper review.

I mean, the kind of person who would get this thing is the kind of person that pays attention to the industry and to linus tech tips, I am sure they are aware about all of this.

[–] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

One can only hope. Worst case the individual either works for the competition or got ten times their money back by selling it to a Chinese company.

[–] Bread@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

Oh I am sure we will see a proper review by an eager reviewer soon. The chance to capitalize on the drama is far too enticing.

[–] dank_imagemacro@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It has already been confirmed by Billet that they are working on a new one, and is highly implied that it will go to other youtubers to do a proper review. I expect Steve and Jay, at the very least, will end up getting their hands on it.