Fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) is a propaganda tactic used in sales, marketing, public relations and politics. FUD is a strategy to influence perception by disseminating negative or false information—often against a competing product—and a manifestation of the appeal to fear.
This thread is for highlighting inaccurate or incomplete information, examples of poor journalism, conflicts of interest, or popular misconceptions that refuse to die. Although Sony has been the target of considerable misinformation in recent years, the problem is not limited to one platform or publisher.
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Windows Central's Daniel Rubino amplifying misinformation in April 2020.
The story alleged that Sony's new machine is vastly underpowered, difficult to develop for, and that production hardware was failing at an "alarming rate." Rubino's colleague, Jez Corden, supported these findings, stating anonymous "sources" had told him similar stories.
There are many other dubious reports I'd like to revisit over the coming days and weeks. In the mean time, feel free to discuss examples past and present.
Spotlight: Florian Muller (FOSS Patents) - Microsoft lobbyist
Further reading: "Evangelism is war" is still alive at Microsoft
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