Reddit removed the Madison post lmao

https://lemm.ee/post/4536780

Reddit removed the Madison post lmao - lemm.ee

OOL, what was this about?
On top of the other shit going downst LMG for their sloppy to the point of unacceptable journalism, an ex worker at LMG also came forward about the working conditions there, including allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault.

selling prototypes of unreleased hardware without manufacturer consent

This isn't true. They didn't sell the prototype, they sold it at an auction. Entirely different, apparently.

Ah, so they didn't sell it, they just sold it. Gotcha
I don't think the dude was paying attention to what they were typing.

No, no. They auctioned it. Selling it to the highest bidder isn't selling. It's 'auctioning'.

At leats that's what I gathered from Linus' explanation. LOL

They didn't sell the prototype, they sold it at an auction.

So why say LMG didn't sell the prototype?

Because selling to the highest bidder, isn't selling. It's auctioning,

And that's different somehow, at least according to Linus' explanation of this whole thing. I think we can trust Linus on this one, he has a proven track record of accuracy and honesty. LOL

They're taking the piss out of Linus's own justification. Linus himself was the one to use this semantics argument unironically.
They didn’t sell it at auction, they sold it at an auction for charity. Entirely different