Websites that offer software “reviews” or compare different software products are popping up. Examples would be toptenreviews and 6starreviews. (Linked removed as I don’t feel these companies are trustworthy)
The problem with these websites are that they actually live on the affiliate fees they get when they forward visitors of their websites to the software publishing the software.
So let me ask you a simple question. When rating the software what features of the software do you think they rate based on A) The quality of the software or B) How much they are paid by the company they are referring leads to?
You guessed it. Most established news sources make a clear distinction between editorial content and advertisement. But these sources do not, so don’t trust these websites.
If you are going to read software reviews, do it from trusted sources such as reviews.cnet.com or review.zdnet.com. I believe these to have higher editorial standards.
Good luck on your Software review hunt!
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