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Marques Brownlee says ‘I hear you’ after fans criticize his new wallpaper app (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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Marques Brownlee, known as MKBHD, faced backlash over his new wallpaper app, Panels, due to its high subscription cost ($49.99/year) and concerns over excessive data permissions.

Brownlee acknowledged user feedback, promising to adjust ad frequency for free users and address privacy concerns, clarifying that the app's data disclosures were broader than intended.

The app, which offers curated wallpapers and shares profits with artists, aims to improve over time, despite criticisms of its design and monetization approach.

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[–] Arbiter 64 points 2 months ago (4 children)

It would almost be cheaper to commission an artist frankly.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Almost is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence.

[–] yggstyle 18 points 2 months ago

Nah it'd be cheaper to commission the artist for a dozen or so pictures for 45 bucks:

First you need to blow some ungodly amount of money on breaking the time/space barrier.... Then travel back to the 1920s and find a starving artist. Then pitch him 45 bucks for some art. Easy! 45 bucks to them is like 800 of our today dollars.

Sarcasm aside- it seems people really are disconnected on how much a commission or art costs. Sure you can buy prints reasonably priced but any commission that isn't a speedy doodle is going to clock in a helluva lot higher.

[–] MagnyusG 19 points 2 months ago

For a single piece sure.

I presume the idea here is that you have access to their full library. Personally, I fail to see why I would change my wallpaper enough to warrant even a free app to change it, let alone 50 bucks.

[–] yggstyle 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If you know an artist doing commissions that cheap they are depressed, desperate, or want to fuck you.

[–] Arbiter 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But that’s the best type of artist

[–] yggstyle 5 points 2 months ago

... why are they always so goddamn hot.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Could just commission someone on Fiverr for an original artwork

[–] ilinamorato 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fiverr is the worst. They enable abusive clients to find victims, and AI con artists to find marks.

[–] yggstyle 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So that sounds exceptionally awful. You have any more info on that?

[–] ilinamorato 3 points 2 months ago

There's also this infamous story. And also this one. I recognize that anecdote is not the singular of data, but there's a pretty substantial paper trail on Fiverr.

[–] yggstyle 1 points 2 months ago

One piece digitally drawn in an hour or two maybe. Otherwise it is likely premade, generated, or not their source. Yeah- if you are talking backgrounds for a phone they could be more abstract or start with a base but for 45 bucks? That buys you an hour or two of that artists time- three if they like the idea or you.

[–] Evotech 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Just use a free wallpaper app and pay a random artist 25 bucks