It’s weird to have a wallpaper app with a $50/yr subscription that you said isn’t finished in an iPhone review that you said is an unfinished iPhone. You’ve said yourself to “Never ever buy a tech product based on the promise of future software updates.”
Excitedly installed Panels to check it out. Realized half the content was premium only. "That's fair, I guess". Clicked in one of the free ones. Realized you still have to pay for the HD version. "Ok..." Clicked on the SD version, realized I need to watch TWO 30 second ads to download it. Uninstalled the app.
MKHB -“ never buy something for the promise of something it will do later “ Also MKHB -“ my app will have a lot of better things to come so go get it now “ Had to say it, love you bro!
Bro it has free wallpaper. I’ve already downloaded some. It’s just a subscription if you want ALL the wallpapers at full HD. I’m not getting the subscription but I am getting the free ones.
Some people will. Many people probably will. Some will pay just to support mkbhd. Others will cos they find value in it. It’s not for me. And that’s ok.
You say your wallpaper app is “free”, but that comes with the caveat that you have to watch two 30 second ads per wallpaper only to end up getting a cropped 16:9 1080p jpeg (regardless of the originals image’s aspect ratio or resolution). Not a good look man.
I mean, how did this app made from conception to launch with no one asking if it was a good idea to charge $50/year for jpegs. And try to justify it saying they'll be taking a bigget share than Apple does from the artists. Its insane that it was launched at all!
I heard they're also working on a line of Cheese & Crackers aimed at fans who all registered on Social Media with false credentials. We keep hearing about 'Creators' getting in trouble for targeting minor's. However do the PLATFORMS do anything to make sure their registered users are actually over 16, or 18, or whatever the legal age is? I wonder how precipitously the active user stats Twitch/RUclips/Instagram/etc. would drop if they removed the accounts of everyone who registered with a false age? I figure it's almost like SMOKING. If these creators don't manage to HOOK viewers under 18, it's FAR less likely they'll ever become subscribers... I mean, how many ADULTS do you know who regularly watch MR. BEAST videos? Is there ANYONE OVER 18 who would even admit to being a Mr. Beast fan? Without the childish hope of 'winning prizes', does anyone really enjoy watching those Amateur 'Reality' Shows? I mean, I grew up with AMERICAN GLADIATORS, so everything Mr. Beast does just looks to have been designed for a bunch of WUSSES! lol
Not to mention the app tracks the following: Purchases Contact Info Identifiers Location Search History Usage Data GTFO! Long time viewer of mkbhd but this is wild.
@@-_YouMayFind_- You mean marques? He takes 50%. That's a huge fee for a platform. Even Steam being a monopoly on PC doesn't charge devs 50% comission.
@@Jonathan-Palazzoyou don’t have to pay though? He clearly said it was if you wanted to support him and his team. Did you watch the video or read the comments?
Tried the app. 2ads for a SD resolution wallpaper. Keep in mind, this is the guy that says how 60hz display on a smartphone in 2024 is unacceptable. Thanks MKBSD 😂
The app doesn't work at 120 hz... My eyes are super used to my 120hz screen and his app doesn't work at that refresh rate, it's probably just not optimised well for it
@@ayushmansharma1899 I'm a bit sleep deprived but it seems it works at 120hz (15 pro). It's still one crap of a app tho, 119 MBs for initial download, probably done in a low-code / drag-n-drop app creator.
Fun fact: For just $50, you can use all public transportation in Germany for an entire month! That’s unlimited access to every bus, train, and subway across the whole country
@black_nicca only if you are single, not if you have family with 2 kids or your parents live with you, maybe possible if you are a daily wage earner and don't spend much on food
You have been in this tech thing from such a long time, have so many contacts, knowledge about the tech industry, its demand and all and you still chose to launch an app of wallpapers with 50$ subscription. This is when you know you getting greedy and don't wanna work 💀
The last part MKBHD saying...‘Fun to be on the development side where other people are gonna review what we make which is always exciting’ didn’t age well😂
@@Okieant I'm sure he was expecting some backlash but not this much. I literally haven't seen a single comment about the iPhone and I've been scrolling through comments for a while now.
So a MKBHD backed wallpaper app is $49.99 for an annual subscription after 65% off? That may be the most peak influencer cash grab of 2024. I am sure the artists will make some money from this app, but $50 after 65% off promotion is just out of touch. The full price of $144.99 for a wallpaper says it all. It is disappointing to see, quite honestly.
The only thing this video has shown me is that greed knows no bounds. This guy has 20M subscribers, is a relatively well-liked tech personality, and yet apparently sees no issue with promoting this crap.
Things you could get with 50 dollars: - a new air fryer - electric toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, and deodorant - car oil and filter - a 24 pack of redbulls - 30 hotdogs from costco - a full tank of gas - 1TB of storage sata ssd - 100ft 12AWG pure solid copper wire - 120 rolls from texas roadhouse - 30 gallons of water - a yearly subscription for wallpapers on your phone 💀
I've never seen a comment section more focused on flaming MKBHD on that absurd pricing. There's barely any comments talking about the iPhones themselves.
@@avinashlp713 On the flip side, nothing terrible to say about it either. That's honestly how it should be. Nobody talks about the new models of fridges every year either. 😁
There is literally nothing to talk about on the phone itself if you don't care about taking photo at the moment, since the AI stuff is still not present yet.
He needs double down at this point and include ringtones, wait a day or two and then say it was all a joke and delete the app and maybe, just maybe will the internet forget that this occurred.
I was traumatized by Apple's ringtones. Was like 12 and got Iphone 4S. Couldn't download a song to use as alarm - bought the song, but couldn't use it cuz I needed to buy a shorter ringtone that was more expensive, even though it's a damn piece of the song. Never touching apple's devices again.
People have more disposable income than ever so it'll be profitable on a channel this size (if, say, 1/100k people pay). But its obnoxious and marketed terribly.
I just don’t understand this. Why are ppl upset about this? 50 dollars over the period of a YEAR. For tons of wallpapers. Why the fuck is everyone whining?
I've been watching Marques for more than 10 years, this is one of the rarest occurrence where the review of product got overshadowed by something else 💀
Sites like Pexels have free, high quality photographs that can be downloaded without a sign up and cropped for any display. He's just completely off with this app.
You should be happy he is not using selfie camera to check if your eyes are really pointed to the screen while you are forced to listen to these 2 30 sec adverts... 😅
I can review the 16 Pro in a paragraph (context: I have a 15 Pro and tried a 16 Pro): Basically smaller bezels, slightly better screen, better camera (it's noticeable imo), the camera button is useless for settings; too small of a surface, only good as a shutter button. We're still waiting for those revolutionary AI features. The 16 "base" is just nhec, if you need a new Iphone get the SE that's coming out in 6 months.
@@airnomad0013 depends on the country. the Pro is at around 1240€ in Europe (final price, VAT included), 999€ in USA - still missing sales tax, so between 1050-1090 final price I would say.
@@joaooliveirarocha im hesitating to go to 15pro or 16pro, my main doubt is the zoom range from 3x-4.9x, on the 16pro should be worse with the new 5x zoom, how did you notice it in comparison with the 15pro? TIA
It could have just been a Google drive folder only for channel members or patreons. An app for this is overkill. A premium subscription is downright silly.
It could have just been a Google drive folder only for channel members or patreons. An app for this is overkill. A premium subscription is downright silly.
It could have just been a Google drive folder only for channel members or patreons. An app for this is overkill. A premium subscription is downright silly.
@@Name-gi8dr Don't ever, for any reason, do anything, to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who, or who you are with, or where you are going, or where you've been, ever, for any reason whatsoever." - Michael Scott
As a long time MBKHD fan… Wtf is this man?! First off, they’re wallpapers, everyone gets them for free... Second off, the prices are insane. Third, who wanted this? This genuinely feels like a shady cash grab and I’m pretty disappointed. Obviously my opinions alone don’t matter, but glad to see my peers feel the same way… crazy
its so bizarre. even 5 quid a year would be a hard sell, especially considering its 2024 and you can easily have ai generate you a wallpaper pretty much exactly how you want it
Your points could be valid even if ppl don't see or agree with them on another note I don't get how these out of touch RUclipsrs are doing things like this knowing the economy is bad and ppl is struggling to live out here
@@uraverageviewer787 He says in the video he gets 50% they get 50% if he wanted to pay artists should have done a more fair deal so could put the sub price lower.
@@uraverageviewer787 i strongly refuse all child allegations. i am in fact not a child. why are you so interested in children? back on topic, mkbhd is not paying the artists, the few users who are unfortunate enough to fall for this cashgrab are. meanwhile he and the greedy devs are taking 50% of what should be paid directly to the artists, or with a much smaller fee at least. have a nice day
He is flat out lying about 'everbody keeps asking me where I get my wallpapers' I can't imagine anyone hitting up Marques to ask him where he got his bland assed generic wallpaper. lol.
$50 for a year!? $144 per year if you pay monthly. For wallpapers? This is borderline predatory. This is embarrassing and you need to change the pricing. The audacity.
I don't see anyone getting tricked into spending money without being really aware of it (as with some loot-box systems), so this is hardly "predatory". Just shamelessly overpriced.
@@edmund1737 no one is forcing anyone but the guy has millions of followers that statistically a small % of them would probably subscribe to such robbery. He'd be making bank with that kind of subscription for almost 0 effort service. He should've kept it free with ads or $5 a year without ads or something reasonable.
Bro, do you have a room temperature IQ or what? Apple is literally marketing their product with a future promise. MKBHD isn't doing that-he never said, "This thing looks cool in our app but isn’t available, make sure you pay for it to access it in the future." He just said the app will improve, and updates are natural. People improve their applications to give consumers a better experience.
@@edmonddantes4966 well technically both is the same. Apple and other companies do the same. Buy the product now and you'll get some pretty cool improvements later. That's what he also said in the video. If app can be improved over time then so does a software. Mkbhd once ruined a car company just because their "pretty cool" software wasn't improved yet and they started selling the car. 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
@@edmonddantes4966 he did advertise that you should buy it because it will have cool things later. That's the same thing. And this guy is doing 50/50 with the artists while Apple lost a lawsuit for taking 30% to developpers
Golden Rule #1 of business owners "according to who?" (not dishing out Marques, rather clarifying business are business and they can do whatever they want. It's OUR decision to stop supporting them and vote with our wallet
Check out the name of that wallpaper creator, then look him up. He is an employee of MKBHD. Same as another “creator” app suggests to follow when you sign up. So the cash grab is not only the first 50% as his employees seem to have stake in the “shared with creators” half as well.
@@famousbadger3801 "Check out the name of that wallpaper creator, then look him up. He is an employee of MKBHD." I checked the name out, then I looked him up: the artist for the orange wallpaper is Vinh Dang, who is MKBHD's art director. So, as stated, the 50% that goes to artists would, in this case, go to an MKBHD employee. What a scam.
IOS 18 for some reason has basically bricked my iphone 14 pro. fixing the problem was the same cost as upgrading, so its a working phone in this case. I use a camera a lot for work and the crisper the better because uploading from my phone is much easier than carrying my camera around for the day job.
@MKBHD. Listen, in this day and age, if you buy a 600/700 or a thousand dollar phone, you will be more than happy with it. So how much do we need phone reviews now? But you know it I know it and everyone else knows it what the problem has become. And that is our phones getting damaged through software updates. We buy a phone today, for couple of years, no problem whatsoever. However maybe 2 to 3 years down the line, green line appears after software updates. There are numerous videos regarding these issue by fairly well known youtubers. MKBHD, its our heartiest request to you that you make a video on this, because these phone companies are straight up scamming us by damaging our phones through software updates and forcing us to buy phones every 2 to 3 years. That is the more important topic to talk about than talking about the new phone has better dynamic range. Hardly anyone cares about slightly better dynamic range, but people are suffering due to these green line and other issues that appear on phone through software updates after 2 to 3 years. PLEASE. You are MKBHD. You MUST talk about these and create awareness. Note: I am obviously not a bot like those bot comments. I am a real human who is asking you to talk about smartphone green line issue. I am just pasting this message as many times as possible in hope that it somehow goes into your radar and you read it once. Android phones like Samsung, One Plus, Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo etc are the worst suffers of this green line issue which is basically created by software updates. Iphones also has this issue, maybe relatively less than others.
I googled how many iPhone users there are in the world and got 1.46 billion. If 1% of those users can be convinced to subscribe that's 14,600,000. At $50 each that's $730,000,000 Seems like a good business case to me.
@@matthewwilliams2184 not anymore. All of his reviews from now on you should watch with the perspective "how much money is MKBHD making from this?" Because he made it clear with this app that he is only about $$$$ now
I’m not sure who is advising you on these ventures, but you’re losing the most important currency you have with your audience, AKA Trust. Missteps that should have been easily caught by you and your team: 1. App permissions, you are a tech reviewer who knows that privacy is a key attribute in software 2. SD image on free tier (mate you have HD in the channel name) 3. Exorbitant rev share. Have you heard of the Epic/Apple trial 4. Alienating the international demographic with a $50 sub 5. A lot of normies end up watching your review because they trust your opinion. Pairing the launch with a flagship review at the beginning of the video no less dilutes your reputation. I genuinely hope you learn from this ✌️
Honestly, this is an insane pricing model. I thought there would be some use in the free version, but you can only watch ads to download low res versions of the paid wallpapers. Hard pass. I have no problem paying for apps that provide me enough value for the dollar. But for real, y'all are coming in at 2.5x the price of Halide? For wallpapers? Hard. pass.
Downloaded the app, used it - UI looks trash - 50 dollars - not even thousand wallpapers - two thirty seconds ad for sd download - Profit's 50% as platform fee
Who cares about the haters, which mean nothing really. Do the math, even if half a percent of his 19.5 million subscribers buy that app, that's $4,875,000.
Me and my bros once found a random 50 euro bill on the street and we gave it to a street musician, must've made his day. Imagine spending that money on a wallpaper app 💀
@@justaguywithapowerpole Dear god! How about you take $50 and go spend it on a teacher. Were you sneezing while typing this? How did auto correct allow you to get away with this sin of a sentence.
Edited post “For clarity”: Panels free - 2 ads for SD version (which is kind of like 60hz display in 2024 🤔) Panels+ - 50$ Panels Pro - 100$ Panels Ultra - 250$
Panels Super Pro Ultimate Hyper Max Premium Mega Supreme Ultra Master Turbo Extreme Uber Elite Plus Deluxe 9000 - he gets to charge your card whenever he likes with whatever amount he likes
@@Heiwvwivs him commenting that it’s actually free is an even bigger L than making it a subscription in the first place because it’s deliberately misleading smh
15:21 "if I said it once I've said it a million times. Never buy a product based on the promise of future software updates. Buy it for what it is right now, WHEN you buy it. That's been the golden rule for.. Forever!" EARLIER THAT DAY IN THE SAME VIDEO; In reference to his ad for selling his wallpaper app: 1:16 "and we have some pretty big plans for this thing. So it's starting off as a wallpaper app now, I don't wanna over promise too much, but, it's gonna be pretty consistently improving over time which is part of the reason why we're offering a subscription to support it" Can I get a big ol OOOoooUUUHHhhFFFFff in your best Young MA voice
Bro getting straight barbecued in the comments. Homie is getting tossed in the air fryer, rotisserie grill, the smoker and the waffle iron. Homie is fully cooked. 💀
@@uraverageviewer787issue is we didn't expect marques if all the people to do this😢, he is the only reviewer whom I trust but now I am double guessing
You forget that a lot of the people who watch the videos are creators who spend like 10x that amount for the software they normally use. And there's a free version so you don't have to pay if you don't want to
@@David_Disu There isn't a free version, that's basically the issue. You have to watch 1 min of ads and then you can get the wallpaper... which is SD quality. The SD makes it another app. The HD app is not free. I'm all for paying software I use a lot (I know, I'm weird I guess), I applaud him for sharing the 50/50 price cut with creators, but that kinda made it worse. He should've simply not mentioned that or... better... make it 80/20, and be very upfront in the app on what you're getting. Free, no ads, for SD papers, 50 a year for HD. Or add a trial, or family sharing, etc. it should've been way more consumer focused.
The fact the app is $50 per year, flooded with ads and tracks you location data is frankly mind blowing and has VERY much lowered my opinion on you Marques. I have always thought of you as an honest guy but this plus the push towards more and more sponsored content is really degrading your fair viewpoint on tech today.
In addition, the fact you are saying the app is $50 per year and you are suggesting that this will get MUCH BETTER with time in a video you are complaining about Apple doing the same seems CRAZY…
@@aledwilliams1234Madara is merely Kaguya's puppet for revival. They also hyped Kaguya since 2007 as Black Zetsu was watching Naruto and Sasuke fight at the Final Valley where Madara and Hashirama statue stands. Can't wait for Kaguya to take what's hers! Black Zetsu or Kaguya stomp Madara too. Also, Hashirama, Hagoromo, Isshiki, Jigen, Momoshiki, Delta, Naruto and Sasuke, Fused Boruto, Code, Juubito, Dual MS Prime Obito (100% chakra) etc Madara's cool in terms of powers but as an actual characters he's kinda lame imo. Dude shit talks during the fight like he's not an immortal zombie with stolen powers. Like dude Hashirama kicked your ass so bad you stole his flesh and went into hiding for decades. Also the whole "Wake up to reality" thing is super ironic considering his entire plan relies on doing the exact same shit he's complaining about. At least Pain called a spade a spade
Damn, that backfired HARD! “Kinda fun to be on the other side” Yeah.. Not anymore I guess. This is just really disappointing. I never thought even Marques could become so out of touch..
it literally says its free though??? but u can pay extra for (what I assume) access to more wallpapers/to just show support. but its not mandatory I believe
@@adamporter3402yes, I don't understand why people buy wallpaper especially in 2024 with even mid tier phones equipped with decent cameras to produce stunning photos and plenty of free apps to edit to your taste. And that's before we even talk about generative AI
Marques, you're like the 10th most senior guy uploading to this platform. How did you think a nearly 3 minute ad for a subscription wallpaper service that is OBSCENELY overpriced, at the peak of subscription fatigue, was going to go?
For clarity: Panels is free! We added an ad free tier for those who want it, no pressure obviously if you didn't!
For every like i will change my wall paper
BUT
For every subscriber I will change my Lock Screen.
Thank you for clarifying
Good to know, seems like all the comments weren’t truly seeing the ad free tier, but clarification in the video itself is needed next time
Markus I love your channel and your videos but 50 bucks a year for wallpapers sounds too much honestly
It’s weird to have a wallpaper app with a $50/yr subscription that you said isn’t finished in an iPhone review that you said is an unfinished iPhone. You’ve said yourself to “Never ever buy a tech product based on the promise of future software updates.”
Excitedly installed Panels to check it out. Realized half the content was premium only. "That's fair, I guess". Clicked in one of the free ones. Realized you still have to pay for the HD version. "Ok..." Clicked on the SD version, realized I need to watch TWO 30 second ads to download it. Uninstalled the app.
You also get adds by just scrolling in the app
I mean I did find one good wallpaper but after that I just uninstalled it
damn, that bad huh?
Yep same here
Are you for real? Omg.
One of the wallpapers on Panels is called "Orange" and is just the solid color orange.
At least you get the full-quality image at 1080p!
surely this is painstakingly made and couldn't be replicated by ai
And cost me 11.99$ to download it
what creativity, wonder how long that took them to think up. /s
😂😂😂😂
Thanks for keeping me safe. My Uber driver was sketchy. But then I remembered you’re tracking me through your wallpaper app. ❤️
lmaoooo 😂
😂😂😂😂😂
Make this the top comment
Lol
@@fredrickschanky2570 LMFAOOOOO
The 16 is out, so the 15 is cheaper, meaning I can finally afford a $50 wallpaper for my 12.
Bro 250 likes and no comment! Here I am 🫂
ahahahahah genius!
should i buy
15pro
regular 16
16pro
which one
@@SquareZappWell, what do you want with the phone?
MKHB -“ never buy something for the promise of something it will do later “
Also MKHB -“ my app will have a lot of better things to come so go get it now “
Had to say it, love you bro!
Gotta make that dough 😂
Hypocrisy at its finest. Bet he didn’t realize he did that. It’s business at the end of the day.
He’s not asking you to buy his app based on future functionality. He’s asking you to buy it based on what it can do now.
thought the exact same thing lol
Hi
I rather buy WinRar than 50 bucks for a wallpaper app
Winrar is cheaper ☠️
@@kennethdebie and way more useful
This is the best roast so far
WinZip
@@Hypersz underrated comment! Bravo
“You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” That app and pricing, eesh........
Also, splitting the profit 50/50 with THE LITERAL ARTISTS?! Even Apple doesn't ask for 50%.
😂
It's an app... guys...
This one…
I don’t even wanna watch the review anymore.
Bro it has free wallpaper. I’ve already downloaded some. It’s just a subscription if you want ALL the wallpapers at full HD.
I’m not getting the subscription but I am getting the free ones.
I have never once asked anyone where they got their phone wallpaper.
Liar 😂
Well done! And the world keeps spinning
I did with Samsung. Dude had a freeza wallpaper holding the camera as a death ball
I stopped playing attention to the video because of how entertaining the comment section is.
Same 😂
Shits crazy fr
Me too
LoL me too
Facts
Genius. No one cared about the iPhone... but video retention is great because we're all in the comments section trashing the app! Genius!
Onto something
He will respond with a correction of $5/yr tier, and people will flock on it like wow
Jokes on him I paused the video
sup iem reviewer ngga
It's a win win😂
No one's paying 50$ a year for a regular wallpaper app lil bro 💀🙏
ok
Lil bro 😅
Some people will. Many people probably will. Some will pay just to support mkbhd. Others will cos they find value in it. It’s not for me. And that’s ok.
I downloaded the app and got all excited. Suddenly it was asking me to pay for things I can google and save. And not even great ones.
MASSIVE FAIL
It's $4 a month? Wtf are we on about here
“Never pay for a product based on future promise of updates.”
Wouldn’t even buy your wallpapers app without the future promise of updates 😂😂😂😂
It's like a hypocrisy 😂
Nobody is going to want Hollywood in their pocket once the Epstein list comes out
This update is so incremental that people are just ignoring the phone and making fun of your app
😂😂
Summed up so eloquently!!
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This is the comment.
I made a comment similar, all I could focus on after he announced the app 💀💀💀
I skipped the promo, watched the entire video, came to read the comments and then went back to watch the promo.
Same here 😂
fax
Lmao same I’m so confused about the subscription hate. People pay 5-10 bucks for coffee everyday like they don’t throw away their money to trash
@@Xammie98 hurrdurr millennials am I right. haha avocado toast
Same 😂😂😂
You say your wallpaper app is “free”, but that comes with the caveat that you have to watch two 30 second ads per wallpaper only to end up getting a cropped 16:9 1080p jpeg (regardless of the originals image’s aspect ratio or resolution). Not a good look man.
Really? Tough. Real tough.
Wow... I'm speechless
Thank you trying it and telling us what the 'free' version does.
fr this app is ass, this coming from them is a bit of a surprise tbh
Bruh.
I guess all tech RUclipsrs should make a review video of his wallpaper app and should do the same thing as he did to Fisker
Good idea! 💡
It’s a rare occurrence but mkb is actually getting cooked in his own comments section.
It's beautiful, isn't it?
I mean, how did this app made from conception to launch with no one asking if it was a good idea to charge $50/year for jpegs. And try to justify it saying they'll be taking a bigget share than Apple does from the artists. Its insane that it was launched at all!
Bro charging 50k for wallpapers 😅
Deservedly so.
@@llamaestingpie yeeeeeees
Bro, the app sucks! Bad idea, horrible pricing. It’s absolutely embarrassing.
I heard they're also working on a line of Cheese & Crackers aimed at fans who all registered on Social Media with false credentials.
We keep hearing about 'Creators' getting in trouble for targeting minor's. However do the PLATFORMS do anything to make sure their registered users are actually over 16, or 18, or whatever the legal age is?
I wonder how precipitously the active user stats Twitch/RUclips/Instagram/etc. would drop if they removed the accounts of everyone who registered with a false age?
I figure it's almost like SMOKING. If these creators don't manage to HOOK viewers under 18, it's FAR less likely they'll ever become subscribers... I mean, how many ADULTS do you know who regularly watch MR. BEAST videos? Is there ANYONE OVER 18 who would even admit to being a Mr. Beast fan?
Without the childish hope of 'winning prizes', does anyone really enjoy watching those Amateur 'Reality' Shows?
I mean, I grew up with AMERICAN GLADIATORS, so everything Mr. Beast does just looks to have been designed for a bunch of WUSSES! lol
It provides some insight into his real persona and how his brain actually works.
This subscription culture has to stop 💀
It’s the new grift bruh. 😂
Not to mention the app tracks the following:
Purchases
Contact Info
Identifiers
Location
Search History
Usage Data
GTFO! Long time viewer of mkbhd but this is wild.
Greed
"rent-seeker" needs to return as a common term
you don’t need to buy anything you don’t want as the consumer. greed is good. 📈
Me installing and uninstalling panels was faster than speed of light.
Actually that is physically impossible ☝️🤓 you should be more careful spreading misinformation on the internet🤓
Worst value in tech in 2024
1. 2019 Mac Pro
2. MKBHD wallpaper app
😂😂😂😂😂
3. PS5 Pro
Always tells people not to buy something on the promise of things to come...unless it is a wallpaper app!
Then you can subscribe!
Artists need to earn something you know?!
@@-_YouMayFind_- You mean marques? He takes 50%. That's a huge fee for a platform. Even Steam being a monopoly on PC doesn't charge devs 50% comission.
MKBHD graduated from the Apple School of pricing 😂😂
😂
Is this from samtime?
@@jahidulalam6622 YES HAHA!
NAH BRO FRFR LIKE WHO IS GONNA PAY 50$
@@Jonathan-Palazzoyou don’t have to pay though? He clearly said it was if you wanted to support him and his team. Did you watch the video or read the comments?
Two 30 second unskippable ads for SD version of a wallpaper is diabolical 💀
MKBSD
wh ywaste ur time comment if ur not buying the wallpeper dont buy it then simpleeee duh thats what im doing lo lwh ywaste time
man the app is yuck too
@@justaguywithapowerpole why waste tine for your comment?
@@SankRohit lmao
For $50 I'd expect the app to actually wallpaper my house.
Tried the app. 2ads for a SD resolution wallpaper. Keep in mind, this is the guy that says how 60hz display on a smartphone in 2024 is unacceptable. Thanks MKBSD 😂
The app doesn't work at 120 hz... My eyes are super used to my 120hz screen and his app doesn't work at that refresh rate, it's probably just not optimised well for it
@@ayushmansharma1899 I'm a bit sleep deprived but it seems it works at 120hz (15 pro). It's still one crap of a app tho, 119 MBs for initial download, probably done in a low-code / drag-n-drop app creator.
MKBSD 🤣🤣
MKBSD looooooool.
Mkbanalog
"Golden rule #1 of the internet: Never charge for something that was already free" - Marques Brownlee 12:31pm 4/11/16
😂 bro destroyed Marques with marques words
@josiahwalton_ : is this in response to something?
@MKBHD : It's for future reference
Bro predicted his own future 8 years ago
🤣
his golden rule should be that he should have remained an advertiser than people will mindlessly listen to rather than doing something like this
exactly! 🎤 drop 🤯 I was on the lookout for this 🎉
If you cried about wallpapers, you might be entitled to a settlement for being 'Chronically Online.' Call today!
Bro i wanted to read comments dunking on the iphone, but you managed to piss them off with a wallpaper subscription? Brother....
True!
@@DoodleDan exactly. It is hilarious 😂
@@DoodleDan The funniest thing about this is that he tried to advertise it on the video he consistently gets the most views on every year
@@DoodleDan How do their comments have to do with him 😭 y'all viewers are liking the comments about his app which gets to the top comments lmao
it depends on you though
Without 50$ MKBHD become MKBSD with 2 ads 😂😂😂. If that true like for me !
😂😂😂
Dude well put 😂😂
He has what 55M followers on RUclips… what is this if not greed?
@@00Tenrai00 Where tf did you get number?
Bro lost a ton of aura from that promo
He lost all of it for me lol. Imagine the greed you must have to charge such prices and/or how much out of touch you must be.
All the weight his opinions had is gone if he thinks the panels is great, I mean wtf.
@@yesedYet the people pissed at this still buy apple that way overcharge their products as well.
@@yesed the app is free. The $50 a year is for getting ad free version.
He has also stagnated in subscriber growth. Arun is all the way at 20 million now.
Holy shit, this is literally the first time I ever seen MBKHD being dragged 😂. I thought he could do no wrong.
He flew too close to the sun.
Remember he is human
@@BRIGHT_LORD_C kind of seems like he’s a greedy monster
@@wesside-333that’s a lil crazy man’s made one mistake
@@jasonmay7051 we will see if he rectifies this mistake, maybe he can gain his humanity back.
Fun fact: For just $50, you can use all public transportation in Germany for an entire month! That’s unlimited access to every bus, train, and subway across the whole country
In india you could buy whole month of groceries and vegetables for 50 usd
@@SpongeBob_circle_pants how r u affording whole month with 4k rupees 💀
@black_nicca only if you are single, not if you have family with 2 kids or your parents live with you, maybe possible if you are a daily wage earner and don't spend much on food
$12/year for country wide buses where I'm from
no high speed trains tho
You have been in this tech thing from such a long time, have so many contacts, knowledge about the tech industry, its demand and all and you still chose to launch an app of wallpapers with 50$ subscription. This is when you know you getting greedy and don't wanna work 💀
The last part MKBHD saying...‘Fun to be on the development side where other people are gonna review what we make which is always exciting’ didn’t age well😂
The milk got sour within hours🤣
I think you missed the sarcasm as he knew he was in for some mean comments
@@Okieant I'm sure he was expecting some backlash but not this much. I literally haven't seen a single comment about the iPhone and I've been scrolling through comments for a while now.
@@segiraldovisame lmao. He’s getting roasted 😂
Should I buy groceries this week or buy MKHD wallpaper???
Buy 3 UHD wallpapers, the missus and kids can wait!
Yeah, that's a very serious topic we have to talk about.
The wallpaper obviously! How else would Marques buy his second porsche?!
@@stevedave6969 Brother,what did you do to Roman's shirt?
It’s 4$ a month. Just say your poor buddy
So a MKBHD backed wallpaper app is $49.99 for an annual subscription after 65% off?
That may be the most peak influencer cash grab of 2024. I am sure the artists will make some money from this app, but $50 after 65% off promotion is just out of touch. The full price of $144.99 for a wallpaper says it all.
It is disappointing to see, quite honestly.
this is 2024 i guess
Your out of touch,
I'm out of time!
@@ArchieMcGeoch But I'm out of my head when you're not around
Inflation 😂
@@champfisk5613 bro out here trying to squeeze the followers for every penny
The only thing this video has shown me is that greed knows no bounds. This guy has 20M subscribers, is a relatively well-liked tech personality, and yet apparently sees no issue with promoting this crap.
you either die a hero or you live lone enough to create panel app
the pricing ☠️
Hahahhaahahahhaa
dawg 💀
Or you ride off into the sunset strapped to a helicopter like Tom Scott instead of becoming a corporate shill.
"you live lone enough"?
Things you could get with 50 dollars:
- a new air fryer
- electric toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, and deodorant
- car oil and filter
- a 24 pack of redbulls
- 30 hotdogs from costco
- a full tank of gas
- 1TB of storage sata ssd
- 100ft 12AWG pure solid copper wire
- 120 rolls from texas roadhouse
- 30 gallons of water
- a yearly subscription for wallpapers on your phone 💀
bro 😭😭
Lol best comment!
120 rolls 🪦😂
I wish my tank was $50 😢
😂😂😂
I've never seen a comment section more focused on flaming MKBHD on that absurd pricing. There's barely any comments talking about the iPhones themselves.
Shows the amount of fucks given by the people for this year's iphone😂
@@avinashlp713 On the flip side, nothing terrible to say about it either. That's honestly how it should be. Nobody talks about the new models of fridges every year either. 😁
There is literally nothing to talk about on the phone itself if you don't care about taking photo at the moment, since the AI stuff is still not present yet.
It's ridiculous that Apple is releasing an unfinished product. Marques went too easy on them and people are roasting him instead.
rightfully so
Literally stopped the video to read the comments 💀.
Bro is cooked 🚒.
😂
lmao what is this 2002? You wanna sell us some ringtones too?
He needs double down at this point and include ringtones, wait a day or two and then say it was all a joke and delete the app and maybe, just maybe will the internet forget that this occurred.
I was traumatized by Apple's ringtones. Was like 12 and got Iphone 4S. Couldn't download a song to use as alarm - bought the song, but couldn't use it cuz I needed to buy a shorter ringtone that was more expensive, even though it's a damn piece of the song. Never touching apple's devices again.
Omg those were the days. Took a good $5 from me before to realize it’s utterly worthless.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH
that is funny actually
$50 a year for wallpaper subscription?
I definitely need some of what he’s smoking.
People have more disposable income than ever so it'll be profitable on a channel this size (if, say, 1/100k people pay). But its obnoxious and marketed terribly.
5$ per year or 50 cent per month would be fair pricing. Any more is madness for something as meaningless and freely available as wallpapers
@@randomnobody8770 Not really, cost of living is rising dramatically... The average person is doing worse off now than a few years ago.
You forgot the packages you have to buy them separately
I just don’t understand this. Why are ppl upset about this? 50 dollars over the period of a YEAR. For tons of wallpapers. Why the fuck is everyone whining?
I've been watching Marques for more than 10 years, this is one of the rarest occurrence where the review of product got overshadowed by something else 💀
One and a half minute out of 20 and a half minutes?
@@davids2nddomain as soon as he mentioned the app and its price, I jumped to the comment section which took away my attention from the video.
I’ve been subscribed to MKBHD since 2012, never thought I’d see the day come where he’s the villain of the day.
Watching him since 2014 holy macaroni bros getting cooked more than ksi MrBeast and Logan Paul
Bro the intro. Pls give everyone involved a raise!
A subscription app for wallpaper?? Pinterest has thousands of free ones 😂
🤣
The internet as a whole has BILLIONS of free ones
And why wouldn’t you just use a photo you took?? Is this for people who don’t go outside?
And I can never understand why people would want the wallpaper he's having
Sites like Pexels have free, high quality photographs that can be downloaded without a sign up and cropped for any display. He's just completely off with this app.
Watching two 30s ads for a 480p(sd) photo that you can find anywhere on the internet with just a search is absolutely mind-blowing
Exactly 2 freaking ads, c'mon man
Like at worst you can ask MetaAi, Copilot to make one for you in seconds for FREE
You should be happy he is not using selfie camera to check if your eyes are really pointed to the screen while you are forced to listen to these 2 30 sec adverts... 😅
Here's an idea, don't use the friggin app then! Just came here to type rubbish
stop stealing comments
The CEOs of Humane Pin, Rabbit R1, and Fisker Ocean wiping away tears and chuckling scrolling through the comments.
😂😂😂
*sobbing* "he was just like us fr!"
Always easier to shit on other's work. Bro is getting reviewed in his own review.
This!
MKBBC bias review 😂
Let’s not forget that he’s taking 50% of the revenue from the actual artists. That’s probably the worst revenue split that exists right now
This must be the only iPhone review where I can't find any iPhone related comments in the comment section...
I can review the 16 Pro in a paragraph (context: I have a 15 Pro and tried a 16 Pro): Basically smaller bezels, slightly better screen, better camera (it's noticeable imo), the camera button is useless for settings; too small of a surface, only good as a shutter button. We're still waiting for those revolutionary AI features.
The 16 "base" is just nhec, if you need a new Iphone get the SE that's coming out in 6 months.
@@joaooliveirarochahow much would that cost now?
@@airnomad0013 depends on the country. the Pro is at around 1240€ in Europe (final price, VAT included), 999€ in USA - still missing sales tax, so between 1050-1090 final price I would say.
SURE😆
@@joaooliveirarocha im hesitating to go to 15pro or 16pro, my main doubt is the zoom range from 3x-4.9x, on the 16pro should be worse with the new 5x zoom, how did you notice it in comparison with the 15pro? TIA
Not even MKBHD is immune to the power of the internet. You make a bad move you get called out. Reviewer gets reviewed.
Let’s goooo
What is the bad move? These aren’t AI wallpapers, they’re made by actual artists who need to get paid. There’s literally a free tier of the app…
@fynniboi why a mob mentality? The entire job of MKBHD is to review products, judge them, rate them. Well this is us users judging his product now.
@@eriasusensei5160he literally tweeted that Artists can also choose to upload AI art
“Hell yeah boys” cringe
It could have just been a Google drive folder only for channel members or patreons.
An app for this is overkill. A premium subscription is downright silly.
nah youre just poor
@@byteblox100 you must be a fun person to be around
It could have just been a Google drive folder only for channel members or patreons. An app for this is overkill. A premium subscription is downright silly.
@@byteblox100 damn, bro doing tricks on mkdb's bbc. take a break bro
It could have just been a Google drive folder only for channel members or patreons.
An app for this is overkill. A premium subscription is downright silly.
15:25 are u serious.........selling your own product with future promise .......lol
Talking about your app: "Never buy a product based on the future promise of updates to it." Marques Brownlee
Based
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"Golden rule #1 of the internet: Never try to charge for something that was already free."
@@Name-gi8dr Don't ever, for any reason, do anything, to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who, or who you are with, or where you are going, or where you've been, ever, for any reason whatsoever." - Michael Scott
This is the leftest response 🤣
Seeing Marques getting cooked for his overly expensive wallpaper app is more interesting than the entire IPhone 16 drop
Facts, but $50 for a wallpaper is cooked though.
Zone of Tech RUclips channel has a 6:43 App for years now: "WallpaperZ - 8K Wallpapers"
@@prod.gregupnext2958the word cooked is cooked now
It's free... Did you even watch the first 2 minutes.. lol
He went too easy on apple for releasing an unfinished product and now people are roasting him instead
50 bucks a year is horrendous for a guy that says he hates subscriptions 💀
Loves money more, plus creators need to get paid
He is only giving creators 50% not 70% as other wallpaper paltforms do @@shizzyorleone09
@@shizzyorleone09 is that why he's taking 50% of their money?😂
The jokes write themselves 😭🙏
Read the pinned comment
0:12 this is my ringtone and it sometimes makes me want to cry.
“Chalet”
bro's making it to mrwhosetheboss's next top 10 tech fails
would be funny if that actually happened
would be surprised if arun doesn't mention this
YES!!! 🤣
mrwhosetheboss is also a shill
😭
As a long time MBKHD fan… Wtf is this man?! First off, they’re wallpapers, everyone gets them for free... Second off, the prices are insane. Third, who wanted this? This genuinely feels like a shady cash grab and I’m pretty disappointed. Obviously my opinions alone don’t matter, but glad to see my peers feel the same way… crazy
Yeah this man is a fraud. Cooked his reputation in one day. Pretty impressive ngl
and the app permissions
yea being that materialistic got him greedy, being rich got him out of touch.
its so bizarre. even 5 quid a year would be a hard sell, especially considering its 2024 and you can easily have ai generate you a wallpaper pretty much exactly how you want it
Your points could be valid even if ppl don't see or agree with them on another note I don't get how these out of touch RUclipsrs are doing things like this knowing the economy is bad and ppl is struggling to live out here
Its amazing to see these RUclipsrs growing up, becoming rich and completely out of touch.
yeah because $50 a year is a lot. how poor are you lmao
@@byteblox100 It's a lot for WALLPAPERS. Something being cheap/expensive depends on the thing itself bro. Wallpapers are free.
@@byteblox100 it is bro, $50 for WALLPAPERS
@@byteblox100 you must be a fun person to be around eh
@@byteblox100you got the new iPhone ? Since you so rich bc I do, grabbed 2 of em actually.
The Apple I grew up with didn't cave to pressure. IT was the one putting pressure on others.
No hate to the brother’s hustle but watching 2 ads for an SD image you could find on Pinterest is wild
The man is filthy rich… I have liked and supported him for years but he is slowly becoming a sellout, it‘s just sad to see😢
I get my wallpapers from tiktok 😂
@@roykent2316how? Because he's paying the artists? Because he's promoting his app? Are you a child?
@@uraverageviewer787 He says in the video he gets 50% they get 50% if he wanted to pay artists should have done a more fair deal so could put the sub price lower.
@@uraverageviewer787 i strongly refuse all child allegations. i am in fact not a child. why are you so interested in children?
back on topic, mkbhd is not paying the artists, the few users who are unfortunate enough to fall for this cashgrab are. meanwhile he and the greedy devs are taking 50% of what should be paid directly to the artists, or with a much smaller fee at least. have a nice day
Tweet from Marques Brownlee:
Rule #1: Never charge for something that was previously free
@@jinniu one of his wallpapers is just the color orange. About 2 seconds in MS paint will get you the same results
I don't think I have met a single person in my lifetime who has paid for a wallpaper
@@Zer0ducksgiven Back then in times of nokias actually ppl bought wallpapers and ringtones ;) but true who would buy wallpapers?
@@zonacat31then don’t get it?
He is flat out lying about 'everbody keeps asking me where I get my wallpapers' I can't imagine anyone hitting up Marques to ask him where he got his bland assed generic wallpaper. lol.
$50 for a year!? $144 per year if you pay monthly. For wallpapers? This is borderline predatory. This is embarrassing and you need to change the pricing. The audacity.
No one is forcing you to pay for it tho. So how is it predatory? Are you a child?😂
I don't see anyone getting tricked into spending money without being really aware of it (as with some loot-box systems), so this is hardly "predatory". Just shamelessly overpriced.
@@edmund1737sure, just like no one is forcing MKBHD to release such an expensive app.
@@edmund1737 no one is forcing anyone but the guy has millions of followers that statistically a small % of them would probably subscribe to such robbery. He'd be making bank with that kind of subscription for almost 0 effort service. He should've kept it free with ads or $5 a year without ads or something reasonable.
he needs to REMOVE pricing altogether lmfao
Who else wanting this on iPhone 16 I will be soon ordered mine today 🎉
Someone's looking to buy another Porsche.
😂😂😂
Bro makes mils per year. Tf he need?
@sdub7019 greed my fren. Greed 😢
Only difference is he’d get it while you wouldn’t lol
@@sdub7019 never underestimate greed
Bro thought he found the infinite money glitch with the subscription fee. 💀
💀💀💀💀
bro this comment put me in a coffin😭😭😭
Ngl that app is a major L man. You're literally going against your own philosophy of never buying something that is "promised" in the future.
I was thinking about that
Bro, do you have a room temperature IQ or what? Apple is literally marketing their product with a future promise. MKBHD isn't doing that-he never said, "This thing looks cool in our app but isn’t available, make sure you pay for it to access it in the future." He just said the app will improve, and updates are natural. People improve their applications to give consumers a better experience.
@@edmonddantes4966, thanks for defending MKBHD, he needed that. And here is for you 🎖️
@@edmonddantes4966 well technically both is the same. Apple and other companies do the same. Buy the product now and you'll get some pretty cool improvements later. That's what he also said in the video.
If app can be improved over time then so does a software. Mkbhd once ruined a car company just because their "pretty cool" software wasn't improved yet and they started selling the car.
🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
@@edmonddantes4966 he did advertise that you should buy it because it will have cool things later. That's the same thing. And this guy is doing 50/50 with the artists while Apple lost a lawsuit for taking 30% to developpers
I love the irony behind him saying dont buy a product based on a promise and him making us buy his app because he has “big plans”
“Golden Rule #1 of the internet: Never try to charge for something that was already free.” - Marques Brownlee 2016
Golden Rule #1 of business owners "according to who?" (not dishing out Marques, rather clarifying business are business and they can do whatever they want.
It's OUR decision to stop supporting them and vote with our wallet
Bro thought he was slick and didn’t announce the 50$ a year subscription lol
Underrated comment
his golden rule should be that he should have remained an advertiser than people will mindlessly listen to rather than doing something like this
This guy is such a hypocrite. I can’t believe I supported him for this long
plot twist: Apple paid Marques to advertise his wallpaper app, so the iphone 16 doesn't look bad by comparison.
THIS!!! Man, THIS is the Plot! Hahahahah!!! 😂😂😂
I will die! My GOD! This is The Reality! 😭😭😭
Now it makes sense 😂😂
This is funny as hell. lol
makes sense
Fr 😂 this comment needs to be pinned
Did I see a fully orange color wallpaper in panels and underneath it’s says “copyright 2024”? Wtf 😳
🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂
Check out the name of that wallpaper creator, then look him up. He is an employee of MKBHD. Same as another “creator” app suggests to follow when you sign up. So the cash grab is not only the first 50% as his employees seem to have stake in the “shared with creators” half as well.
That's a PROPRIETARY ORANGE! He had to pay Linus some significant licensing fees to make that background available!
@@famousbadger3801 "Check out the name of that wallpaper creator, then look him up. He is an employee of MKBHD."
I checked the name out, then I looked him up: the artist for the orange wallpaper is Vinh Dang, who is MKBHD's art director. So, as stated, the 50% that goes to artists would, in this case, go to an MKBHD employee. What a scam.
IOS 18 for some reason has basically bricked my iphone 14 pro. fixing the problem was the same cost as upgrading, so its a working phone in this case. I use a camera a lot for work and the crisper the better because uploading from my phone is much easier than carrying my camera around for the day job.
Pay to get HD wallpapers, watch ads to get SD wallpapers. Come on man.
@MKBHD. Listen, in this day and age, if you buy a 600/700 or a thousand dollar phone, you will be more than happy with it. So how much do we need phone reviews now? But you know it I know it and everyone else knows it what the problem has become. And that is our phones getting damaged through software updates. We buy a phone today, for couple of years, no problem whatsoever. However maybe 2 to 3 years down the line, green line appears after software updates. There are numerous videos regarding these issue by fairly well known youtubers. MKBHD, its our heartiest request to you that you make a video on this, because these phone companies are straight up scamming us by damaging our phones through software updates and forcing us to buy phones every 2 to 3 years. That is the more important topic to talk about than talking about the new phone has better dynamic range. Hardly anyone cares about slightly better dynamic range, but people are suffering due to these green line and other issues that appear on phone through software updates after 2 to 3 years. PLEASE. You are MKBHD. You MUST talk about these and create awareness.
Note: I am obviously not a bot like those bot comments. I am a real human who is asking you to talk about smartphone green line issue. I am just pasting this message as many times as possible in hope that it somehow goes into your radar and you read it once. Android phones like Samsung, One Plus, Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo etc are the worst suffers of this green line issue which is basically created by software updates. Iphones also has this issue, maybe relatively less than others.
MKBSD app 💀
@@victornpb lmao underated comment
I would watch ads if I got the full quality, and I would pay if it cost maybe 10 times less money 😅
1080p is full HD 🤦♂️
I need Rabbit and Humane to review the Wallpaper app immediately 😂😂
😂🤣😂
And Fisker too
@@varunkandhari4819 this is cold
He did say it's "fun" to be on this side.
loooolllll
I wonder how insanely out of touch you have to be to think a $50/yr subscription for a wallpaper app is a good idea.
Bro got so used to being rich that he thinks everybody has 50$ to pay for walpapers
THEN DON'T BUY IT. HOLYYYYYYYYYYY
Dude there's a FREE TIER
Marques is so out of the loop with money and it's been getting more obvious with his phone reviews
@@Billy69 elaborate please.
Bro called out the Rabbit R1, and he 'developed' a wallpaper app? 😂
First time I saw a comment section no one's talking about the iPhone 😂
First time I saw a comment section no one's talking about the iPhone 😂
@@Theunicorn2012 First time I saw a comment section no one's talking about the iPhone 😂
@@mo-akif First time I saw a comment section no one's talking about the iPhone 😂
First time I saw a comment section no one's talking about the iPhone 😂
@@xX_BeamCRASH_Xx First time I saw a comment section no one's talking about the iPhone 😂
$50 a year for… backgrounds for my phone? Am I missing something, or is that absolutely crazy?
Mans got to make a living😂
They split it with the artists
@@ChristinaMagma Yeah.. but he is keeping 50% for himself..
Even artist sites pay them a bigger share, wtf.
Even Apple takes less
@@ChristinaMagmaThey could split it with the goddamn King for all I care, why would any person spend 50$ every year for phone wallpapers..
I googled how many iPhone users there are in the world and got 1.46 billion.
If 1% of those users can be convinced to subscribe that's 14,600,000.
At $50 each that's $730,000,000
Seems like a good business case to me.
Actually had me thinking it was April fools day for a second. $50 wallpaper subscription... You've always had higher standards than that.
@@matthewwilliams2184 not anymore. All of his reviews from now on you should watch with the perspective "how much money is MKBHD making from this?" Because he made it clear with this app that he is only about $$$$ now
Lol
Remember that stupid ugly shoe that didn't look comfortable ? He didn't even wear them himself
@@MainInternetUserlmao those were so ugly and so 2012😂
@@MainInternetUserthe 3 times overpriced Walmart shoes?
With all you have said, I don’t think it’s necessary upgrading to an iPhone 16 if you already have an iPhone 15.
This video is only a “white noise” for me now while reading the comments. You guys are the best
I’m not sure who is advising you on these ventures, but you’re losing the most important currency you have with your audience, AKA Trust. Missteps that should have been easily caught by you and your team:
1. App permissions, you are a tech reviewer who knows that privacy is a key attribute in software
2. SD image on free tier (mate you have HD in the channel name)
3. Exorbitant rev share. Have you heard of the Epic/Apple trial
4. Alienating the international demographic with a $50 sub
5. A lot of normies end up watching your review because they trust your opinion. Pairing the launch with a flagship review at the beginning of the video no less dilutes your reputation.
I genuinely hope you learn from this ✌️
Very well said 👏
SD is actually HD (1080p), so I don't know why they call it SD in the app.
It has a lot of AI images too.
Yeah but downscaled 1080 images when most phone screens are higher resolution than that is just disgusting
I wonder what's going on your mind.
$50 a year for downloading jpegs is wild 💀
Target Demo = Apple product buyers. They are used to paying 100$ for 10$ worth of value.
how about 2 milly for an nft ;)
Honestly, this is an insane pricing model. I thought there would be some use in the free version, but you can only watch ads to download low res versions of the paid wallpapers. Hard pass. I have no problem paying for apps that provide me enough value for the dollar. But for real, y'all are coming in at 2.5x the price of Halide? For wallpapers? Hard. pass.
@@Bortnmterrible take
literally just NFT but with real money
"Critiquing" easier than "Building" 💯
$50 a year for a Wallpaper app! 🤣😂
You know something is bad when channel members are complaining about
yep. like he needs more money, dude ended being just another greedy mofo. disappointing
Was it never obvious? The say he tried to justify s23's artificial zoom ,my suspiciouns were confirmed @ox.9065
$50 a year for a Wallpaper app! 🤣😂
That's like 5 dollars a month lmao
The price is ridiculous, but the data collection is even more so. Check it out before touching that app.
@@AndreasDuessca if I’m paying for something, it better not be collecting ANYTHING.
Downloaded the app, used it
- UI looks trash
- 50 dollars
- not even thousand wallpapers
- two thirty seconds ad for sd download
- Profit's 50% as platform fee
Hes so cooked ngl
and google images is free 💀🙏
Must be a social test I mean he really came up with that? He’s way more intelligent than that lmao
That’s what happens when you become so successful and wealthy that you lose touch with reality.
You can smell the greed and it stinks
Best reviews, clear, factual, honest, and real life interpretations. Well done!
MKBHD getting dragged for his new $50/year wallpaper app is honestly more interesting than the iPhone 16
Who cares about the haters, which mean nothing really. Do the math, even if half a percent of his 19.5 million subscribers buy that app, that's $4,875,000.
Fr
@@BadMannerKorea It seems like you care enough to make a comment defending a multimillionaire.
@@BadMannerKorea money grab is a nasty move from him ngl
@@BadMannerKorea He won't get .5% of his subscribers to buy the app.
Honestly if I found $50 just laying on the sidewalk the last thing I would spend it on would be a wallpaper app 💀
Me and my bros once found a random 50 euro bill on the street and we gave it to a street musician, must've made his day. Imagine spending that money on a wallpaper app 💀
wh ywaste ur time comment if ur not buying the wallpeper dont buy it then simpleeee duh thats what im doing lo lwh ywaste time
I would eat good for a week
@@justaguywithapowerpole Dear god! How about you take $50 and go spend it on a teacher. Were you sneezing while typing this? How did auto correct allow you to get away with this sin of a sentence.
@@justaguywithapowerpole Explicitly signal the dislike to others, not only the seller.
Why you take time to post your comment?
Why waste time?
Edited post “For clarity”:
Panels free - 2 ads for SD version (which is kind of like 60hz display in 2024 🤔)
Panels+ - 50$
Panels Pro - 100$
Panels Ultra - 250$
panels pro max integrated with camera control button $500
Panels Super Pro Ultimate Hyper Max Premium Mega Supreme Ultra Master Turbo Extreme Uber Elite Plus Deluxe 9000 - he gets to charge your card whenever he likes with whatever amount he likes
Panels Free - 2 unskippable ads for SD version
@@Heiwvwivs him commenting that it’s actually free is an even bigger L than making it a subscription in the first place because it’s deliberately misleading smh
SD is way way worse than 60hz in 2024.
15:21 "if I said it once I've said it a million times. Never buy a product based on the promise of future software updates. Buy it for what it is right now, WHEN you buy it. That's been the golden rule for.. Forever!"
EARLIER THAT DAY IN THE SAME VIDEO;
In reference to his ad for selling his wallpaper app:
1:16 "and we have some pretty big plans for this thing. So it's starting off as a wallpaper app now, I don't wanna over promise too much, but, it's gonna be pretty consistently improving over time which is part of the reason why we're offering a subscription to support it"
Can I get a big ol OOOoooUUUHHhhFFFFff in your best Young MA voice
Bro getting straight barbecued in the comments. Homie is getting tossed in the air fryer, rotisserie grill, the smoker and the waffle iron. Homie is fully cooked. 💀
Forgot the spitroast
@@tepon1fanithey straight up applying bbq sauce before spit roasting his out of touch ass. 😭
Some of these you can buy for $50 btw
i mean thats raci-
Blud is getting clapped harder than Uncle Dana if he was put in the room with Jon Bones and rightly so
Bro got so used to being rich that he thinks everybody has $50 for a wallpaper app
If you don't, then don't use the friggin app. What's the issue?
@@uraverageviewer787issue is we didn't expect marques if all the people to do this😢, he is the only reviewer whom I trust but now I am double guessing
You forget that a lot of the people who watch the videos are creators who spend like 10x that amount for the software they normally use. And there's a free version so you don't have to pay if you don't want to
@@uraverageviewer787 ok so he cant criticize it? Marques is not going to give you a tesla buddy you can stop the glaze
@@David_Disu There isn't a free version, that's basically the issue. You have to watch 1 min of ads and then you can get the wallpaper... which is SD quality. The SD makes it another app. The HD app is not free. I'm all for paying software I use a lot (I know, I'm weird I guess), I applaud him for sharing the 50/50 price cut with creators, but that kinda made it worse. He should've simply not mentioned that or... better... make it 80/20, and be very upfront in the app on what you're getting. Free, no ads, for SD papers, 50 a year for HD. Or add a trial, or family sharing, etc. it should've been way more consumer focused.
The fact the app is $50 per year, flooded with ads and tracks you location data is frankly mind blowing and has VERY much lowered my opinion on you Marques. I have always thought of you as an honest guy but this plus the push towards more and more sponsored content is really degrading your fair viewpoint on tech today.
In addition, the fact you are saying the app is $50 per year and you are suggesting that this will get MUCH BETTER with time in a video you are complaining about Apple doing the same seems CRAZY…
$144 😂
@@aledwilliams1234 dont forget that the platform fee is 50%!!! thats more than apple gets from their appstore
@@aledwilliams1234Madara is merely Kaguya's puppet for revival. They also hyped Kaguya since 2007 as Black Zetsu was watching Naruto and Sasuke fight at the Final Valley where Madara and Hashirama statue stands. Can't wait for Kaguya to take what's hers!
Black Zetsu or Kaguya stomp Madara too. Also, Hashirama, Hagoromo, Isshiki, Jigen, Momoshiki, Delta, Naruto and Sasuke, Fused Boruto, Code, Juubito, Dual MS Prime Obito (100% chakra) etc
Madara's cool in terms of powers but as an actual characters he's kinda lame imo.
Dude shit talks during the fight like he's not an immortal zombie with stolen powers. Like dude Hashirama kicked your ass so bad you stole his flesh and went into hiding for decades.
Also the whole "Wake up to reality" thing is super ironic considering his entire plan relies on doing the exact same shit he's complaining about. At least Pain called a spade a spade
So greedy... he should be very ashamed. He is clearly very out of touch with his audience. I unsubscribed
Damn, that backfired HARD! “Kinda fun to be on the other side” Yeah.. Not anymore I guess. This is just really disappointing. I never thought even Marques could become so out of touch..
50 USD per year, for wallpaper. Did I hear that right? Ridiculous.
Absolutely insane. I can't believe I'm in 2024 self-cancelling MKBHD... He has lost it completely...
yeah lmao same
You guys complain like you're being forced to buy something. Imagine being this weak minded lmao.
LMAO Marques legit smoking crack
it literally says its free though??? but u can pay extra for (what I assume) access to more wallpapers/to just show support. but its not mandatory I believe
google has billions of free wallpapers why would I pay 50 a year...
Heck the phone he’s reviewing has good enough cameras to take your own picture for a wallpaper too 💀
@@adamporter3402yes, I don't understand why people buy wallpaper especially in 2024 with even mid tier phones equipped with decent cameras to produce stunning photos and plenty of free apps to edit to your taste. And that's before we even talk about generative AI
Google pixels default wallpapers are good as hell too
Circle to search really coming in handy aswell
Worst case anyone can take a photo and use it as a wallpaper
Marques, you're like the 10th most senior guy uploading to this platform. How did you think a nearly 3 minute ad for a subscription wallpaper service that is OBSCENELY overpriced, at the peak of subscription fatigue, was going to go?
who is 1st?
He completely lost touch with the normal world.
@@hqcart1 PewdiePie probably? Not sure lol
@@hqcart1Philip DeFranco gotta be in top 3
@@hqcart1ray william johnson