Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:04:52 12/18/97
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On December 18, 1997 at 05:24:09, Chris Whittington wrote: > >On December 18, 1997 at 03:18:34, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >> >>On December 17, 1997 at 16:33:52, Komputer Korner wrote: >> >>>I am calling Fritz 5 the Program of the Year. >> >>I have received free evaluation copies of various pieces of software, >>and this has had effect upon my thinking about that software and the >>people involved in its production. > >1. I would support KK if he wanted to sue you for this. Your suggestion >is libellous. > >2. If anybody dared to make similar financially influenced suggestions >about your icca angels, you'ld be jumping up and down about it; as you >have. I must have missed something, as I see nothing libelous in what Bruce wrote. He pointed out that if someone gives you something for nothing, it is likely to get a *different* review than if you pay for it. Because minor glitches that don't cost you anything are not as bad as minor glitches in something you paid $150 for. However I don't see *anywhere* where he specifically accused KK of not being honest in his reporting. He simply asked about his motivation and what might have happened in any case where he wrote an unfavorable review of something given to him. > >> >>I think it might be useful if, when you review something, you explain >>where you got what you reviewed, and how much you paid for it. >> >>Also, do you solicit review copies? What do you promise in return, if >>anything? > >Since my company would have some knowledge about this, I can tell you >that KK has never solicited anything, and has never promised anything. > >> >>Have you ever panned anything someone sent you for free, and if so what, >>and what happened to that relationship when you did? > >Moreland, you should be ashamed of yourself. > I don't see why. Any sort of "critic", whether it be movies, food, or computer software, can have a conflict of interest. And asking about it is fair game. IE if you review restaurants, and we discover that you *own* one, I'd be interested in how you handle the conflict of interests that creates. If Alan is a "chess software junkie" then whether or not he would give a bad review is a legit question, since it would likely affect his ability to obtain more free chess software. Whether he does this or not is unknown, and I'm not much interested in chess software (other than my own of course) so it doesn't matter much to me. But it is a legit question to pose to be sure the advice is not tainted... >Chris Whittington > >CC The Pope > >> >>bruce
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