What you’re linking to proves the opposite of critical articles. Let’s show some titles you linked.
> The saga of Apple's bad butterfly MacBook keyboards is finally over
>iPad mini review (2021): The best small tablet gets a facelift
>Will Apple’s Mini LED MacBook Pros avoid the iPad Pro’s downsides?
>Apple says the iPad mini's 'jelly scrolling' problem is normal
So where are these critial articles?
You are totally right they must have a giant blacklist if blacklisting is for you not to send demo units of unreleased products to every outlet. THE BLACKLIST IS GIGANTIC DUDE.
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Gamers nexus, which is a top reviewer, have mentioned they dont get some products due to their critical take. It's not an unreasonable or outlandish view at all. Its ridiculous to be so aggressive against another person just to protect a brand. Do you perhaps work for or have shares in Apple? I cannot fathom why someone would be so desperate to protect the image of a billion dollar company otherwise.
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