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Consumer reports used to have credibility. I remember trusting them for years. I stopped over a decade ago when I thought they were slipping... but this lates
by lzw 16y ago
Consumer reports used to have credibility. I remember trusting them for years. I stopped over a decade ago when I thought they were slipping... but this latest fiasco shows they are all about the links and the hype and not about the integrity.
The iPhone 4 is the highest rated phone they have tested, yet they refuse to recommend it. IF there was a problem with the phone, this still wouldn't make sense, as this problem would legitimately cause the phone to have lower ratings. Every handset maker deals with this problem in various ways, and by all accounts the iPhone 4 is at the top range for doing it right.
There is no problem with the iPhone 4 that every other cellphone on the market doesn't also have, yet consumer reports is capitalizing on this fake "controversy" for attention.
Shameful.
- philwelch 16y agoTo be fair, this isn't Consumer Reports itself writing this article, this is a (likely heavily spinned) summary by a third party.
- lzw 16y agoAh, I haven't checked recently, but back when I first heard about consumer reports saying this, I went and checked their website directly. Just found a recent confirmation: http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/09/apple-iphone4-free-bumper-cases-program-ending-finishing-dropped-calls-antenna-design-issue-problem-iphone-4-cases-giveaway.html http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/09/apple-i... Despite having great reception, they reiterated that they continue not to recommend the iphone 4. I continue to say they have no integrity.