On Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:59:32 +0100, Invisible wrote:

> On 05/04/2011 08:33 PM, Stephen wrote:
>> On 05/04/2011 8:16 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> That's not been my experience. But more to the point, if you had a
>>> problem and you don't write a review, you're not helping the next
>>> buyer make an informed decision.
>>
>> I agree.
> 
> Well, perhaps. Perhaps if I actually bought hardware from Amazon instead
> of the 10^17 other suppliers, and for every single one I wrote a long
> description of why it sucks, the manufacturers might lose 0.02% of their
> sales, and a tiny few people would be spared buying one sucky product
> only to buy another equally sucky product. I doubt this is going to
> bring quality back to the marketplace.

Not doing it is guaranteed to have no affect on quality.  It isn't about 
changing the manufacturer's process, it's about helping others make 
informed decisions.  They can't use your opinion as part of their 
decision making process if you don't share it.

Jim

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