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Apple Deletes Discussion Threads About Consumer Reports Article

Posted July 12, 2010 at 11:59pm by iClarified · 9629 views
Apple has been deleting discussion threads about the Consumer Reports article 'not recommending' the iPhone 4, according to TUAW.

If you were looking for a message thread on Apple's support forums pointing to Consumer Reports' article 'not recommending' the iPhone 4, it's not there any more. Apple's support forum moderators deleted the thread. Bing cached it. If it happened once, maybe you'd say it was a glitch. But what if it happened twice? Three times? Four times, five, six?

TUAW notes that this isn't the first time Apple has deleted discussions board threads which were negative to the company's image. In fact, they estimate its closer to the fiftieth time.

Interestingly, despite being unable to recommend the iPhone 4, Consumer Reports gave it the highest ranking in its latest smartphone ratings.