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by newsclues 316 days ago
Yes, time to adjust and familiarize oneself with a new product is often too short. Let alone adopting new sensors into a smart home ecosystem and fully setting everything up the way you want, rather than just the default settings, etc.

I get a new laptop and phone and generally dislike it, because it's not what I am familiar with and it's not yet setup just the way I like it.

And then there is the fact, that the reviewers favoured product has a logo on the product page for the reviewers publication.

There is certainly potential for financial interests to impact reviews.