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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dmchucky" data-source="post: 4027590" data-attributes="member: 16177">It's Marketing 101Just a quick note. Everyone who has said that this is what every business out there does is 100% spot on. I've been working in marketing-oriented businesses for the last fifteen years and my wife is a director at a major ad agency. Even she says these types of NDAs are common.What is marketing really? You are trying to convince people to part with hard earned money for something they don't really need. How often do you see ads for generic products? Why spend twice as much for Del Monte greenbeans when they probably came from the same farm as the generic ones? Because they're mmm mmm good. The advertising told you so. And do you really think Bill Gates is going to come out and tell you why Vista sucks?Of course these guys are only allowed to say the good things and not the bad things. And of course a person will never say bad things about a company's product when he is on said company's payroll.Having said all that; I find the practice to be unethical and immoral. It still pisses me off. Personally, I wish that they'd just keep quiet on the whole thing. I have nothing against Ari or Andy. They have made some great products. I know, I judged these products for MYSELF. I don't need them to tell me how cool the products are. So forgive me if I take Ari's comments with a grain of salt. Though he is most likely being totally honest here; he can't escape the fact that his future employment with WOTC colors any reviews he gives as unreliable at best to any discerning customer. And that is just the reality of the situation.</blockquote>

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