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Apple Censors Consumer Report iPhone4 Discussions
An anonymous reader writes "Apple has done it again. All threads about Consumer Report's iPhone4 non-recommendation are removed or deleted.
If it happened once, maybe you'd say it was a glitch. But what if it happened twice? Three times? Four times, five, six?"
I agree as long as that person has innocent intent. Consumer Reports clearly created this article to sell copies rather than push factual information. Also, the reality is that a good amount of this type of "information" that was on the newsgroups was being put there by marketing firms who are being paid to push a certain agenda. The article "Is the Iphone 4 Apple's Vista" comes to mind here...
Lets cut to the chase... If Apple is so concerned about negative information on the iPhone 4, do you honestly think that there would be a 3 week lead time on shipping the of the phone? No, they would not. Also, the antenna issue is completely overblown, and I am sure Consumer Reports knows this internally...
It's only censorship when the government does it.
Free people reserve the right not to support their detractors.
What this is, however, is an embarrassment for Apple, increasing the infamy of the discussion, rather than squelching it, as other, coincidentally also free people, point out what Apple's doing so they can be mocked and criticized.
(-1: Post disagrees with my already-settled worldview) is not a valid mod option.
I am sure you would say the EXACT same thing if Microsoft was doing it.
Yup, sure you would.
You fanbois crack me up. So drunk on Apple Cider you can even see your own hypocrisy.
I'll try anything once. Twice if it tastes good