On 12/30/06, Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
