[gbrindisi]

I enjoy reading wirecutter but I had this thought: if there is a good product for category X that is sold directly by the manufacturer without any affiliate program, will Wirecutter even bother reviewing it?

I suspect Wirecutter is great for the subset of products that are sold via affiliates (which thanks to Amazon are plently)

[vsskanth]

Apparently they still review it if the product is really good. I remember reading it in their website somewhere. Maybe things have changed