Gartner has been sued about ranking companies that buy hefty consulting services from them higher on its magic quadrant rankings than other companies that don't

Gartner has been sued about ranking companies that buy hefty consulting services from them higher on its magic quadrant rankings than other companies that don't. The case got dismissed[1] on other grounds, but the general sense I've gotten anecdotally is that it kind of is a payola scheme. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbloomberg/2017/09/29/can-netscout-get-the-respect-it-deserves/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbloomberg/2017/09/29/can-n...