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by zepto 1999 days ago
They indicate what they are comparing in the smallprint and they do get audited by people like AnandTech or Ars.

So far, every single time, they have been shown to be accurate.
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ekianjo 1999 days ago
> They indicate what they are comparing in the smallprint

(smallprint) * tested in very specific condition X that does not reflect at all everyday usage of 99.9999% of users.

(The tech media) Apple did it again with 300% perf increase! Mad engineering!

That's just legal department finding a way to make propaganda harder to challenge. It's still propaganda in effect.

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zepto 1999 days ago
The fact that you are using a made up exaggeration doesn’t help your point.

They don’t in fact make exaggerations like that, otherwise you’d be able to quote a real one.

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sangnoir 1999 days ago
Accurate, with an asterisk (i.e. technically true, but intentionally misleading), which results in headlines like "No, the new Arm MacBook Air is not faster than 98% of PC laptops" when they are "audited".
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zepto 1999 days ago
"No, the new Arm MacBook Air is not faster than 98% of PC laptops"

The piece with that headline is about the only thing that has been audited and found to be false.

Search for commentary anywhere on that piece and you’ll find it has been completely debunked.

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