Its not a big deal. If you want to stay neutral and honest, then avoid all possible conflict of interest by not getting into such sponsorship's. Businesses running for profit don't give out free stuff just out of the good of their heart. Obviously, they will take back their stuff when you start talking about their product and in the same context discouraging customers from pre-ordering which is business for them. While the inference about pre-ordering is correct, it is not in the interests of the company for them to talk about it in that context.
You are not required to heap praises on the company or the product, but you are also not allowed to criticize it or discourage their business in public. When you are getting sponsored, there is a conflict of interest situation. The best thing to do is to not talk about the company as far as possible. Neither in a manner to encourage their business nor to discourage their business. Both would count as improper conduct.
While this guy says he doesn't care about losing the "toys" as he puts it, he is definitely not happy about losing them and wants to get back at nVidia. So claiming censorship by them just for taking back their free stuff and what not and trying to get some cheap publicity from it. He is doing what is good for his own business/hobby. Good for him.
As I see it, it was definitely "improper conduct" when you are in a sponsorship. He would have a point if nVidia had demanded him to praise them and ask his audience to pre-order and he stood against that. But he lost his sponsorship because he inadvertently discouraged their business.
AMD had on number of occasions denied review samples to reviewers who have been critical of them or pointed out downsides in their products on previous occasions. Such reviewers had to buy the product themselves after launch. Companies obviously do what is good for their interests. Companies serve their investors, not the customers.
You are not required to heap praises on the company or the product, but you are also not allowed to criticize it or discourage their business in public. When you are getting sponsored, there is a conflict of interest situation. The best thing to do is to not talk about the company as far as possible. Neither in a manner to encourage their business nor to discourage their business. Both would count as improper conduct.
While this guy says he doesn't care about losing the "toys" as he puts it, he is definitely not happy about losing them and wants to get back at nVidia. So claiming censorship by them just for taking back their free stuff and what not and trying to get some cheap publicity from it. He is doing what is good for his own business/hobby. Good for him.
As I see it, it was definitely "improper conduct" when you are in a sponsorship. He would have a point if nVidia had demanded him to praise them and ask his audience to pre-order and he stood against that. But he lost his sponsorship because he inadvertently discouraged their business.
AMD had on number of occasions denied review samples to reviewers who have been critical of them or pointed out downsides in their products on previous occasions. Such reviewers had to buy the product themselves after launch. Companies obviously do what is good for their interests. Companies serve their investors, not the customers.
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