There's a delicate balance when bloggers and writers do their reviews. It's a unique industry and there are definitely relationships to be managed. They generally don't like "shootout" type reviews.. Also, some counter thoughts to consider:
- There's some reading in between the lines to really figure out what is being said and more so, not said. If you keep telling me about a girl being really nice, maybe she's not so hot in the looks department...
- Certain topics like talking about value can also give you relative comparisons. I may like something a lot at a certain price point, but it might not have the performance I'm looking for generally.
- And there are times where they listen to a product and decline to review it. Especially if you hear them talk about a product in passing without a formal review.
- There's some reading in between the lines to really figure out what is being said and more so, not said. If you keep telling me about a girl being really nice, maybe she's not so hot in the looks department...
- Certain topics like talking about value can also give you relative comparisons. I may like something a lot at a certain price point, but it might not have the performance I'm looking for generally.
- And there are times where they listen to a product and decline to review it. Especially if you hear them talk about a product in passing without a formal review.