On 12/30/06, Ed Leafe <ed AT leafe .DOT com> wrote:
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> Uh, the review wasn't for the laptop; it was for the Vista OS.
>
I hadn't followed the case that closely; I know MS was the one who
sent the units to some of their influencers. Was Acer not involved?
> A better analogy would be if Apple sent a killer home theatre system
> to the reviewer for free with no strings attached, on the hope that
> he might evaluate the video iPod.
True. But the author was one of the Ars Technica's principals and he
was talking a lot about what Ars does and how it feels to be a dinky
review site in a tough world. "Even though we do not avail ourselves
of these unsolicited opportunities when they come our way, this whole
debacle has convinced me that Ars needs a disclosure page wherein we
list any potential conflicts of interest our authors have relating to
the subject matter we cover. Look for it in the next month or so."
Disclosure and transparency is good.
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