I get a little tired of this format of "article". TOP 8 ALTERNATIVES TO <<OUR COMPETITOR>>: 1. Us. Summary: The best alternative. 2. Other competitor #2. S

I get a little tired of this format of "article". TOP 8 ALTERNATIVES TO <<OUR COMPETITOR>>: 1. Us. Summary: The best alternative. 2. Other competitor #2. Summary: Here's some faint praise to seem objective, but clearly not as good as us. 3. Other competitor #3. Summary: Here's some faint praise to seem objective, but clearly not as good as us. 4-8. Repeat, etc. There should be some kind of special tag on HN posts, to signal, "Promotional material from a competitor". This is an even lower level of dreck than "thought leadership" spam.