By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Gaming Discussion - Microsoft paying YouTubers for positive Xbox One coverage ( edited with more info )

Tagged games:

FlamingWeazel on 22 January 2014
selnor1983 said:

This thread is over. Game set and match. It was legal, even the makers of this very site your on has come onto here and told you nothings wrong. Every company does this.

Id be much more worried about illegal activity in reviews if I were you. But I dont think you will because the wrong company is in the firing line.

/thread.

 

WELCOME TO ADVERTISING ON THE INTERNET.

Well Done Microsoft, Machinima, EA, Samsung, Sony Nintendo. Well every single company in the world who can use this perfetly legal advertising campaign.

You don't determine when the thread is over. You ignore all logical points and arguments, your post only strengthens why what MS did was wrong and WHY it is a good thing they got called out, just like the examples you posted in which those companies got fined. Still waiting for other times Sony, Samsung paid for advertising and tried to hide it.......... You keep showing other exampels that have ZERO to do with this issue and then saying /thread, lol.

 

 

Please post where "EVERY" company has done this...I'm waiting. Forgive me for not taking your word for it.



Around the Network
fps_d0minat0r on 22 January 2014
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
ganoncrotch said:
While I sort of agree with ioi here that no noteworthy legal action would ever come of any of this, I think this was a scheme someone at Microsoft thought would get some good PR for a fairly tiny amount of cash (I think the total payout from this is around 4k dollars) I think that has absolutely blown up in their faces. If they wanted people on social media talking about their system they sure got that... but in absolutely every way they didn't want.

I was thinking about the other feedback part of this, that people would attack positive videos about the X1 and its games for a bit on youtube because people would obviously think they're being paid off. But all a youtuber would need to do would be mention this issue at the start of the video, which to anyone who has read about it would know that would break the terms of the promotion if they were trying to make additional money from the video directly from Microsoft/Machinima. Would be less headwreck than getting the scorn of all the hate going about on youtube/twitter atm and still be able to talk about games you love.


Sony, Samsung, EA and Nintendo have all been shown yesterday to do this exact same thing. This isnt news. Its only come to serfucae because someone wants to use Microsoft as the devil. But unearthed something they ALL do. ROFL. That backfired on the GAF user didnt it.


If thats true, they should be punished equally. (btw do you have a source for this? I wouldnt be surprised at all, but just need something concrete to go on)

It still doesnt change the situation for MS.

Actually worse. Sony keeps saying they wont fake reviews, and then do it again. This was in this thred. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=176573&page=3

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/4741259.stm

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/sony-and-the-fake-psp-blog/186

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sony-pays-for-fake-reviews/

Id like to point out, that this site VGC with its followers have never posted this before or ever do this about Sony.

The world is not rosie. And every company pushes the limits.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=755600

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/samsung-taiwan-htc-smartphones-reviews-113328

 

What Machinima/Microsoft did was not illegal. Above is illegal.

If you read your own sources, you would find out that they got criticised for it and paid the fine for it.

Now MS got caught so they must do the same, your sources above give you even less reason to defend them.

You'll find your wrong. Its perfectly legal. As the makers of this very site have come on and even said to you all that this is common and is NOT illegal. Nothing will come of this fiasco at all. Machinima/Microsoft as well as EA have done nothing wrong. The promotion itself is not allowed to be secret. And it wasnt. The details withing were, and thats perfectly legal.

According to your links, those companies were investigated and some were fined. Why do you think the rules should be different for MS?

Either way, this thread (and many others on other sites) still proves its unethical in the eyes of the consumer and they wont let it go that easily.

But then again, I think they should let the law deal with MS and the best they can do is unsubscribe from these youtubers because until now, they have been supporting this by watching the videos.



selnor1983 on 22 January 2014
FlamingWeazel said:
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
ganoncrotch said:
While I sort of agree with ioi here that no noteworthy legal action would ever come of any of this, I think this was a scheme someone at Microsoft thought would get some good PR for a fairly tiny amount of cash (I think the total payout from this is around 4k dollars) I think that has absolutely blown up in their faces. If they wanted people on social media talking about their system they sure got that... but in absolutely every way they didn't want.

I was thinking about the other feedback part of this, that people would attack positive videos about the X1 and its games for a bit on youtube because people would obviously think they're being paid off. But all a youtuber would need to do would be mention this issue at the start of the video, which to anyone who has read about it would know that would break the terms of the promotion if they were trying to make additional money from the video directly from Microsoft/Machinima. Would be less headwreck than getting the scorn of all the hate going about on youtube/twitter atm and still be able to talk about games you love.


Sony, Samsung, EA and Nintendo have all been shown yesterday to do this exact same thing. This isnt news. Its only come to serfucae because someone wants to use Microsoft as the devil. But unearthed something they ALL do. ROFL. That backfired on the GAF user didnt it.


If thats true, they should be punished equally. (btw do you have a source for this? I wouldnt be surprised at all, but just need something concrete to go on)

It still doesnt change the situation for MS.

Actually worse. Sony keeps saying they wont fake reviews, and then do it again. This was in this thred. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=176573&page=3

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/4741259.stm

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/sony-and-the-fake-psp-blog/186

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sony-pays-for-fake-reviews/

Id like to point out, that this site VGC with its followers have never posted this before or ever do this about Sony.

The world is not rosie. And every company pushes the limits.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=755600

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/samsung-taiwan-htc-smartphones-reviews-113328

 

What Machinima/Microsoft did was not illegal. Above is illegal.

None of those are the same as what MS was doing try again. I repeat, where did Sony, samsung pay for promotion only to force people to not say ot hide it wass a promotion? Sony and sdamsung GOT fined so your actually making the point for us. Anyone does something wrong they should get called out, unless it's MS right Selnor? The rules don;t apply to MS when it comes to you.

Those companies got called out and fined, like MS is getting called out now, the way it hould be. You are so obsessed with damage control for MS, and bringing up things other companies did, which only hurts your own argument. They got crap for it, why shouldn't ms?

Carry on with the thread then. It sperfectly legal and I have nothing more to add. ITS LEGAL. So this is a non issue.

This will be forgotten in a week, and no fines will be handed out to any company doing this on Youtube.

Please carry on the hate thread though.



selnor1983 on 22 January 2014
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
ganoncrotch said:
While I sort of agree with ioi here that no noteworthy legal action would ever come of any of this, I think this was a scheme someone at Microsoft thought would get some good PR for a fairly tiny amount of cash (I think the total payout from this is around 4k dollars) I think that has absolutely blown up in their faces. If they wanted people on social media talking about their system they sure got that... but in absolutely every way they didn't want.

I was thinking about the other feedback part of this, that people would attack positive videos about the X1 and its games for a bit on youtube because people would obviously think they're being paid off. But all a youtuber would need to do would be mention this issue at the start of the video, which to anyone who has read about it would know that would break the terms of the promotion if they were trying to make additional money from the video directly from Microsoft/Machinima. Would be less headwreck than getting the scorn of all the hate going about on youtube/twitter atm and still be able to talk about games you love.


Sony, Samsung, EA and Nintendo have all been shown yesterday to do this exact same thing. This isnt news. Its only come to serfucae because someone wants to use Microsoft as the devil. But unearthed something they ALL do. ROFL. That backfired on the GAF user didnt it.


If thats true, they should be punished equally. (btw do you have a source for this? I wouldnt be surprised at all, but just need something concrete to go on)

It still doesnt change the situation for MS.

Actually worse. Sony keeps saying they wont fake reviews, and then do it again. This was in this thred. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=176573&page=3

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/4741259.stm

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/sony-and-the-fake-psp-blog/186

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sony-pays-for-fake-reviews/

Id like to point out, that this site VGC with its followers have never posted this before or ever do this about Sony.

The world is not rosie. And every company pushes the limits.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=755600

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/samsung-taiwan-htc-smartphones-reviews-113328

 

What Machinima/Microsoft did was not illegal. Above is illegal.

If you read your own sources, you would find out that they got criticised for it and paid the fine for it.

Now MS got caught so they must do the same, your sources above give you even less reason to defend them.

You'll find your wrong. Its perfectly legal. As the makers of this very site have come on and even said to you all that this is common and is NOT illegal. Nothing will come of this fiasco at all. Machinima/Microsoft as well as EA have done nothing wrong. The promotion itself is not allowed to be secret. And it wasnt. The details withing were, and thats perfectly legal.

According to your links, those companies were investigated and some were fined. Why do you think the rules should be different for MS?

Either way, this thread (and many others on other sites) still proves its unethical in the eyes of the consumer and they wont let it go that easily.

But then again, I think they should let the law deal with MS and the best they can do is unsubscribe from these youtubers because until now, they have been supporting this by watching the videos.


They got fined for paying people to make False/fake reviews. MS is paying for advertising. Very different scenario. They simplay asked that they dont make an advert that says Xbox One is crap. Which makes sense. You arent going to pay someone to make an advert for your product that goes 100% against it and advertises the competition. Perfectly legal. As I said.

Ethically, is up to you. But legally this is all fine and nothing will come of this as the internet is finally realising this mornong.



FlamingWeazel on 22 January 2014
selnor1983 said:
FlamingWeazel said:

None of those are the same as what MS was doing try again. I repeat, where did Sony, samsung pay for promotion only to force people to not say ot hide it wass a promotion? Sony and sdamsung GOT fined so your actually making the point for us. Anyone does something wrong they should get called out, unless it's MS right Selnor? The rules don;t apply to MS when it comes to you.

Those companies got called out and fined, like MS is getting called out now, the way it hould be. You are so obsessed with damage control for MS, and bringing up things other companies did, which only hurts your own argument. They got crap for it, why shouldn't ms?

Carry on with the thread then. It sperfectly legal and I have nothing more to add. ITS LEGAL. So this is a non issue.

This will be forgotten in a week, and no fines will be handed out to any company doing this on Youtube.

Please carry on the hate thread though.


?? did you even read?? it's not legal it's why MS released a statement trying to blame MAchinma and are changing it right away.....



Around the Network
FlamingWeazel on 22 January 2014
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
ganoncrotch said:
While I sort of agree with ioi here that no noteworthy legal action would ever come of any of this, I think this was a scheme someone at Microsoft thought would get some good PR for a fairly tiny amount of cash (I think the total payout from this is around 4k dollars) I think that has absolutely blown up in their faces. If they wanted people on social media talking about their system they sure got that... but in absolutely every way they didn't want.

I was thinking about the other feedback part of this, that people would attack positive videos about the X1 and its games for a bit on youtube because people would obviously think they're being paid off. But all a youtuber would need to do would be mention this issue at the start of the video, which to anyone who has read about it would know that would break the terms of the promotion if they were trying to make additional money from the video directly from Microsoft/Machinima. Would be less headwreck than getting the scorn of all the hate going about on youtube/twitter atm and still be able to talk about games you love.


Sony, Samsung, EA and Nintendo have all been shown yesterday to do this exact same thing. This isnt news. Its only come to serfucae because someone wants to use Microsoft as the devil. But unearthed something they ALL do. ROFL. That backfired on the GAF user didnt it.


If thats true, they should be punished equally. (btw do you have a source for this? I wouldnt be surprised at all, but just need something concrete to go on)

It still doesnt change the situation for MS.

Actually worse. Sony keeps saying they wont fake reviews, and then do it again. This was in this thred. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=176573&page=3

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/4741259.stm

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/sony-and-the-fake-psp-blog/186

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sony-pays-for-fake-reviews/

Id like to point out, that this site VGC with its followers have never posted this before or ever do this about Sony.

The world is not rosie. And every company pushes the limits.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=755600

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/samsung-taiwan-htc-smartphones-reviews-113328

 

What Machinima/Microsoft did was not illegal. Above is illegal.

If you read your own sources, you would find out that they got criticised for it and paid the fine for it.

Now MS got caught so they must do the same, your sources above give you even less reason to defend them.

You'll find your wrong. Its perfectly legal. As the makers of this very site have come on and even said to you all that this is common and is NOT illegal. Nothing will come of this fiasco at all. Machinima/Microsoft as well as EA have done nothing wrong. The promotion itself is not allowed to be secret. And it wasnt. The details withing were, and thats perfectly legal.

According to your links, those companies were investigated and some were fined. Why do you think the rules should be different for MS?

Either way, this thread (and many others on other sites) still proves its unethical in the eyes of the consumer and they wont let it go that easily.

But then again, I think they should let the law deal with MS and the best they can do is unsubscribe from these youtubers because until now, they have been supporting this by watching the videos.


They got fined for paying people to make False/fake reviews. MS is paying for advertising. Very different scenario. They simplay asked that they dont make an advert that says Xbox One is crap. Which makes sense. You arent going to pay someone to make an advert for your product that goes 100% against it and advertises the competition. Perfectly legal. As I said.

Ethically, is up to you. But legally this is all fine and nothing will come of this as the internet is finally realising this mornong.

Sigh....They were HIDING the fact it was a paid endirsement which breakd FTC regulations and is indeed illegale, it;'s why MS released a statement saying it is being changed Immediately................ Paying for ads is not the issue here, it is not disclosing they were paid ads, that makes this social engineering and illegal.



fps_d0minat0r on 22 January 2014
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
ganoncrotch said:
While I sort of agree with ioi here that no noteworthy legal action would ever come of any of this, I think this was a scheme someone at Microsoft thought would get some good PR for a fairly tiny amount of cash (I think the total payout from this is around 4k dollars) I think that has absolutely blown up in their faces. If they wanted people on social media talking about their system they sure got that... but in absolutely every way they didn't want.

I was thinking about the other feedback part of this, that people would attack positive videos about the X1 and its games for a bit on youtube because people would obviously think they're being paid off. But all a youtuber would need to do would be mention this issue at the start of the video, which to anyone who has read about it would know that would break the terms of the promotion if they were trying to make additional money from the video directly from Microsoft/Machinima. Would be less headwreck than getting the scorn of all the hate going about on youtube/twitter atm and still be able to talk about games you love.


Sony, Samsung, EA and Nintendo have all been shown yesterday to do this exact same thing. This isnt news. Its only come to serfucae because someone wants to use Microsoft as the devil. But unearthed something they ALL do. ROFL. That backfired on the GAF user didnt it.


If thats true, they should be punished equally. (btw do you have a source for this? I wouldnt be surprised at all, but just need something concrete to go on)

It still doesnt change the situation for MS.

Actually worse. Sony keeps saying they wont fake reviews, and then do it again. This was in this thred. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=176573&page=3

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/4741259.stm

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/sony-and-the-fake-psp-blog/186

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sony-pays-for-fake-reviews/

Id like to point out, that this site VGC with its followers have never posted this before or ever do this about Sony.

The world is not rosie. And every company pushes the limits.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=755600

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/samsung-taiwan-htc-smartphones-reviews-113328

 

What Machinima/Microsoft did was not illegal. Above is illegal.

If you read your own sources, you would find out that they got criticised for it and paid the fine for it.

Now MS got caught so they must do the same, your sources above give you even less reason to defend them.

You'll find your wrong. Its perfectly legal. As the makers of this very site have come on and even said to you all that this is common and is NOT illegal. Nothing will come of this fiasco at all. Machinima/Microsoft as well as EA have done nothing wrong. The promotion itself is not allowed to be secret. And it wasnt. The details withing were, and thats perfectly legal.

According to your links, those companies were investigated and some were fined. Why do you think the rules should be different for MS?

Either way, this thread (and many others on other sites) still proves its unethical in the eyes of the consumer and they wont let it go that easily.

But then again, I think they should let the law deal with MS and the best they can do is unsubscribe from these youtubers because until now, they have been supporting this by watching the videos.


They got fined for paying people to make False/fake reviews. MS is paying for advertising. Very different scenario. They simplay asked that they dont make an advert that says Xbox One is crap. Which makes sense. You arent going to pay someone to make an advert for your product that goes 100% against it and advertises the competition. Perfectly legal. As I said.

Ethically, is up to you. But legally this is all fine and nothing will come of this as the internet is finally realising this mornong.

"They simplay asked that they dont make an advert that says Xbox One is crap"

Thats enough to make it a false/fake review.



selnor1983 on 22 January 2014
FlamingWeazel said:
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
ganoncrotch said:
While I sort of agree with ioi here that no noteworthy legal action would ever come of any of this, I think this was a scheme someone at Microsoft thought would get some good PR for a fairly tiny amount of cash (I think the total payout from this is around 4k dollars) I think that has absolutely blown up in their faces. If they wanted people on social media talking about their system they sure got that... but in absolutely every way they didn't want.

I was thinking about the other feedback part of this, that people would attack positive videos about the X1 and its games for a bit on youtube because people would obviously think they're being paid off. But all a youtuber would need to do would be mention this issue at the start of the video, which to anyone who has read about it would know that would break the terms of the promotion if they were trying to make additional money from the video directly from Microsoft/Machinima. Would be less headwreck than getting the scorn of all the hate going about on youtube/twitter atm and still be able to talk about games you love.


Sony, Samsung, EA and Nintendo have all been shown yesterday to do this exact same thing. This isnt news. Its only come to serfucae because someone wants to use Microsoft as the devil. But unearthed something they ALL do. ROFL. That backfired on the GAF user didnt it.


If thats true, they should be punished equally. (btw do you have a source for this? I wouldnt be surprised at all, but just need something concrete to go on)

It still doesnt change the situation for MS.

Actually worse. Sony keeps saying they wont fake reviews, and then do it again. This was in this thred. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=176573&page=3

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/4741259.stm

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/sony-and-the-fake-psp-blog/186

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sony-pays-for-fake-reviews/

Id like to point out, that this site VGC with its followers have never posted this before or ever do this about Sony.

The world is not rosie. And every company pushes the limits.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=755600

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/samsung-taiwan-htc-smartphones-reviews-113328

 

What Machinima/Microsoft did was not illegal. Above is illegal.

If you read your own sources, you would find out that they got criticised for it and paid the fine for it.

Now MS got caught so they must do the same, your sources above give you even less reason to defend them.

You'll find your wrong. Its perfectly legal. As the makers of this very site have come on and even said to you all that this is common and is NOT illegal. Nothing will come of this fiasco at all. Machinima/Microsoft as well as EA have done nothing wrong. The promotion itself is not allowed to be secret. And it wasnt. The details withing were, and thats perfectly legal.

According to your links, those companies were investigated and some were fined. Why do you think the rules should be different for MS?

Either way, this thread (and many others on other sites) still proves its unethical in the eyes of the consumer and they wont let it go that easily.

But then again, I think they should let the law deal with MS and the best they can do is unsubscribe from these youtubers because until now, they have been supporting this by watching the videos.


They got fined for paying people to make False/fake reviews. MS is paying for advertising. Very different scenario. They simplay asked that they dont make an advert that says Xbox One is crap. Which makes sense. You arent going to pay someone to make an advert for your product that goes 100% against it and advertises the competition. Perfectly legal. As I said.

Ethically, is up to you. But legally this is all fine and nothing will come of this as the internet is finally realising this mornong.

Sigh....They were HIDING the fact it was a paid endirsement which breakd FTC regulations and is indeed illegale, it;'s why MS released a statement saying it is being changed Immediately................ Paying for ads is not the issue here, it is not disclosing they were paid ads, that makes this social engineering and illegal.

Microsoft had nohing to do with it. Thread title needs to change. Machinima contract in the limelight. Or something like that.



selnor1983 on 22 January 2014
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
selnor1983 said:
ganoncrotch said:
While I sort of agree with ioi here that no noteworthy legal action would ever come of any of this, I think this was a scheme someone at Microsoft thought would get some good PR for a fairly tiny amount of cash (I think the total payout from this is around 4k dollars) I think that has absolutely blown up in their faces. If they wanted people on social media talking about their system they sure got that... but in absolutely every way they didn't want.

I was thinking about the other feedback part of this, that people would attack positive videos about the X1 and its games for a bit on youtube because people would obviously think they're being paid off. But all a youtuber would need to do would be mention this issue at the start of the video, which to anyone who has read about it would know that would break the terms of the promotion if they were trying to make additional money from the video directly from Microsoft/Machinima. Would be less headwreck than getting the scorn of all the hate going about on youtube/twitter atm and still be able to talk about games you love.


Sony, Samsung, EA and Nintendo have all been shown yesterday to do this exact same thing. This isnt news. Its only come to serfucae because someone wants to use Microsoft as the devil. But unearthed something they ALL do. ROFL. That backfired on the GAF user didnt it.


If thats true, they should be punished equally. (btw do you have a source for this? I wouldnt be surprised at all, but just need something concrete to go on)

It still doesnt change the situation for MS.

Actually worse. Sony keeps saying they wont fake reviews, and then do it again. This was in this thred. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=176573&page=3

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/4741259.stm

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/sony-and-the-fake-psp-blog/186

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sony-pays-for-fake-reviews/

Id like to point out, that this site VGC with its followers have never posted this before or ever do this about Sony.

The world is not rosie. And every company pushes the limits.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=755600

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/samsung-taiwan-htc-smartphones-reviews-113328

 

What Machinima/Microsoft did was not illegal. Above is illegal.

If you read your own sources, you would find out that they got criticised for it and paid the fine for it.

Now MS got caught so they must do the same, your sources above give you even less reason to defend them.

You'll find your wrong. Its perfectly legal. As the makers of this very site have come on and even said to you all that this is common and is NOT illegal. Nothing will come of this fiasco at all. Machinima/Microsoft as well as EA have done nothing wrong. The promotion itself is not allowed to be secret. And it wasnt. The details withing were, and thats perfectly legal.

According to your links, those companies were investigated and some were fined. Why do you think the rules should be different for MS?

Either way, this thread (and many others on other sites) still proves its unethical in the eyes of the consumer and they wont let it go that easily.

But then again, I think they should let the law deal with MS and the best they can do is unsubscribe from these youtubers because until now, they have been supporting this by watching the videos.


They got fined for paying people to make False/fake reviews. MS is paying for advertising. Very different scenario. They simplay asked that they dont make an advert that says Xbox One is crap. Which makes sense. You arent going to pay someone to make an advert for your product that goes 100% against it and advertises the competition. Perfectly legal. As I said.

Ethically, is up to you. But legally this is all fine and nothing will come of this as the internet is finally realising this mornong.

"They simplay asked that they dont make an advert that says Xbox One is crap"

Thats enough to make it a false/fake review.

You have a twisted view on review. Next Xbox Advert on TV will say "Come and buy our overpriced living room games machine. It rectangle and not the shape of the AWEsome PS4.

TV adverts are reviews now.



FlamingWeazel on 22 January 2014
selnor1983 said:
FlamingWeazel said:
selnor1983 said:


They got fined for paying people to make False/fake reviews. MS is paying for advertising. Very different scenario. They simplay asked that they dont make an advert that says Xbox One is crap. Which makes sense. You arent going to pay someone to make an advert for your product that goes 100% against it and advertises the competition. Perfectly legal. As I said.

Ethically, is up to you. But legally this is all fine and nothing will come of this as the internet is finally realising this mornong.

Sigh....They were HIDING the fact it was a paid endirsement which breakd FTC regulations and is indeed illegale, it;'s why MS released a statement saying it is being changed Immediately................ Paying for ads is not the issue here, it is not disclosing they were paid ads, that makes this social engineering and illegal.

Microsoft had nohing to do with it. Thread title needs to change. Machinima contract in the limelight. Or something like that.

LOL, Ms had nothing to do with their own ad contracts??? Ignorance is not a defense.......Any company has their legal teams scan over these documents borehand. Ms is just back peddling, you will believe anything MS says.