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[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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I want an Unbiased review. If there is pay changing hands then the review is no longer an honest one. Example...

  • How much for a glowing review?

This is so wrong...

[–]randompersona 0 points1 point ago

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Surprise! If you've ever tried to gain exposure in any market for any product this is just business as usual. Any product you see reviewed in any magazine (except maybe consumer reports), TV show and most web sites someone got paid for it to be there.

I'm not saying it's right, I'm not saying I like the practice. I am saying that if this really shocks you than you're gullible.

[–]JMV290 0 points1 point ago

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It's a shitty journalistic practice but ad-block doesn't help. They can't make money from ads so they resort to charging developers to review the products rather than running and making money off of ads in the actual review.

Does the site at least disclose that they asked for, and received, money for the review?