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To me this seems like an odd tactic to use as the manufacturer. Did the boss just pick some random employee and decide that one guy had to get the review taken
by jswny 10y ago
To me this seems like an odd tactic to use as the manufacturer. Did the boss just pick some random employee and decide that one guy had to get the review taken down other wise he was fired? Also, I'm inclined to believe that this isn't the case because I also don't believe that those "other reviewers" actually complained about his review. Why would anyone else care that he left a truthful review about the product? If anything, they would be glad that he pointed out such glaring flaws with the product that could potentially damage things plugged into this product.
I'll say one more thing, I hope that he contacted the company directly. It's great that he left this review for others so that they would know how insecure this device is, but I think it's important that he also contact the company directly so that he can help solve the problem. Leaving a bad Amazon review isn't exactly the best way to report a dangerous security flaw in something if you want it to get fixed. Although, it seems like this company isn't one to fix such things anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- nostromo 10y agoDollars to donuts, there is no employee. It's the manufacturer writing him and concocting a story.
- stcredzero 10y agoIt ought to be criminal, the way it's approaching a found security flaw. The sort of review shenanigans they're pulling should be criminal as well. Company is revealed to be completely incompetent with regards to security. So their reaction is to harangue and pressure the reviewer instead of fixing the problem.
- nommm-nommm 10y agoSounds like the company is Chinese though.
- ohjeez 10y agoI've been a top Amazon reviewer -- at one point I was #84 -- and at no time have I seen any reviewer complaining about someone else's review. At least not if it's an honest review based on hands-on experience. (There can be quite an outcry if it's obvious the review is fake, such as someone who clearly didn't read the book she's writing about.) But if you give an honest opinion -- even one with which I disagree -- I'll never even downvote it, much less report it.
- fwefeefew 10y ago> Did the boss just pick some random employee and decide that one guy had to get the review taken down other wise he was fired? It's what Sun Tzu did with the maidens. :D Not that I believe it here...