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Originally Posted by fjtorres
It's actually common.
Sony has been caught doing it several times and there was a case of covert corporate activity around here a while back. Overly enthusiastic support tends to lead to head scratching and suspicions...
On another ebook site I frequent there is a kneejerk B&N supporter who swears everything they do is right and proper and seems to have a direct pipeline to Riggio himself.  |
It seems counter-productive. Not only does it make the company look terrible if/when caught, but it creates an atmosphere of suspicion. It's the nature of these kind of communities to praise/criticize products, usually motivated by nothing more sinister than boredom.