Consumer Reports Refuses To Recommend Microsoft Surface Book 2 (betanews.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Earlier in the year, the review group said that problems with reliability meant that it was impossible for it to recommend any Microsoft laptop or tablet. Now Consumer Reports says that this extends to the Surface Book 2, meaning that the device will not be recommended. Microsoft is likely to be similarly disappointed with Consumer Reports' statement about the Surface Book 2. Speaking to Benzinga, Consumer Reports' spokesperson James McQueen said: "We will evaluate the performance of the Microsoft Surface Book 2 once we get it into our labs next month for testing, but we will not be able to recommend it. Our decision to withhold our recommendation of all Microsoft laptops and tablets is still in effect."

Comments

Credibility

[Rick Schumann]

Consumer Reports has credibility and a dedication to science and the truth; if they don't recommend a product, they have damned good reasons backing that up.

Re:Well... kinda

[Anonymous Coward]

Well that's not what a pickup truck is for.
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Yeah people buy trucks that don't need them, but they are a small minority.

Tell that to the parking lot full of assholes who need a spotless shiny Super Duty to get to work at their IT job in Northern Virginia. Most people drive pickup trucks as fashion accessories, not to get work done.

There's a reason all the truck ads show them driving off-road and hauling things.

To make men feel like little boys and get them to buy big toys they don't actually need or will ever use in the manner shown on the television?

Really, most people don't buy pickup trucks for their intended function. Go take a look around on the highway and see how many spotless pickup trucks you see. Something tells me none of those trucks are seeing anything resembling dirt or hard work.