I think this is a good analogy. It would be a way to draw attention to a competitors problems, in the hope it would put prospective buyers off. All in the aid of "reporting" and "freedom of speech". Its like a commercial form of politics, and effectively an indirect and subtle brand assassination.
I am unconvinced by the often held but naive view of "freedom of speech" defence. This defence is simplistic as it pretends business people have no agenda, every potential buyer won't be rattled. I have noticed it is often used by those whose intentions are less than honest, or are simply bullies.
To quote someone: "the degree of ruthlessness increases when the stakes get higher"
Originally posted by Eagle_Friends I too, felt that the new video was more fair overall. However, speaking of ulterior motives, I really don't understand why he needs to make a dedicated video just to discuss the Pentax stain issue.
Here's my humble example: Imagine Hyundai comes out with an incredible sedan that trumps the Accord and the Camry according to many sources, and many people see it as a great achievement for the company. Then a video journalist who drives and like the Accord comes out and make a video stating that the accord clearly trumps the Hyundai, and then he gets massive backlash for it because he continue to use the same 2-3 explanations.
Now, some time has pass and it appears that Hyundai has a ABS issue due to corrupt software on some of its models. Hyundai has already annouced a public letter to the buyers and offer a free update of the software. And now, the same journalist, who has never wrote anythink Hyundai related, make a dedicated video about the ABS issue. Though fair as it may seem, it is just strange to see a mainly Honda journalist come out and discuss about Hyundai and only focuses on the ABS issue. Doesn't that raise your eye brows?