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While that's true, for the user, a review by a reviewer who is afraid to state his opinion or mention any negative in order to be invited again, is quite useles

• eli 9y ago
  It's hardly black and white. Some would argue that a review by a reviewer who got to use a hot new phone for free cannot be fair in the first place. It's one of the reasons Consumer Reports buys all of the things they test for full price at retail.
  • madeofpalk 9y ago
    > one of the reasons Consumer Reports buys all of the things they test for full price at retail. Does the reviewer personally pay for the device?
    • PeterisP 9y ago
      The key part is not if they have to pay or not, but if the conditions of getting the phone or not can possibly be affected by the previous reviews. A reviewer who gets to use a phone for free provided by Apple understands that Apple might not "gift" the next phone if they don't like the review. A reviewer who gets to use a phone for free provided by their employer doesn't care about what Apple thinks, since Consumer Reports can and will buy the next phone for testing anyway under the same conditions as always.