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I haven't heard that about Wirecutter, and I think that would devastate their brand (and maybe hurt NYT's) if true.
by jonlucc 6y ago
I haven't heard that about Wirecutter, and I think that would devastate their brand (and maybe hurt NYT's) if true.
- jfim 6y agoThere was some drama about it [0][1] a while ago about standing desk reviews. [0] https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to-play-model https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to... [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/StandingDesk/comments/69npx4/drama_between_thewirecutter_and_nextdesk/ https://www.reddit.com/r/StandingDesk/comments/69npx4/drama_...
- Fission 6y agoI keep on seeing this link pop up. Since no one is replying, I'd like to point out that I think the Wirecutter is actually in the right here. Another HN member did some investigation and found that Xdesk is stretching things: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22144078 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22144078 In general, having been able to talk with some of the people there, I'm convinced that WC was focused first and foremost on truth-seeking and quality at this point in their life (pre-acquisition) — however, the consensus seems to have been that after the NYT acquired them, they started becoming more incentivized to grow revenue, and started to jump the shark.
- aSockPuppeteer 6y agoI do not see a mention to kickbacks which is the main issue NextDesk raised with multiple emails then wire cutter responded then deleted the response. It’s hard to find a product recommend without an affiliate link. Many recommendations have several comments about why they did not bother to review X cheaper or well known item.