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Re:The Death of the Specification by j_baker on Monday November 14, 2011 @07:01PM (#3236262)
I don't think the author ever said that Consumer Reports should be a cheerleader for top-selling products. Rather, the author says that Consumer Reports doesn't seem to have much influence over what sells. It sounds to me like you agree with the author.
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Re:The Death of the Specification by kstenerud on Monday November 14, 2011 @08:18PM (#3236478)
CR has plenty of influence over what sells to its target market. If this weren't so, it would be impossible for them to turn a profit. The author is claiming that CR is irrelevant and out of touch, and "demonstrates" his point using a market that CR doesn't even cater to.

You might as well argue that Techcrunch is irrelevant because it doesn't cover the latest in housing and furniture.

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