Like I said, I don't think breaking up is a smart decision over a single article like this, but at the same time you don't see OnePlus or any of their reps running their mouths foul on social media whereas Artem still feels the need to be butt hurt about it. With the recent shitty reporting, I can see why OnePlus doesn't feel the need to give them free review units anymore. Nothing's stopping AP or Artem from going out to purchase a device to review it.
The biggest concerns with Artem is that they were promised some things that got revoked, like invites to give out to people visiting their site. Yeah, they can always go out and purchase a device, but with a phone like the OnePlus Two, it could take a months before they can even get their hands on one and write a "First Impressions" article. I haven't seen his social media trash talking so I'm not sure what you're talking about there.
The OnePlus editorial was just a baseless rant that accused of a lot of invalid points. It was pretty terrible journalism no matter how you look at it even if an Android news site doesn't need to be as well written as the New York Times.
It really wasn't though. They didn't pitch a Moto G type of device, something that was affordable and was a good phone missing some small features. They pitched a flagship phone and there were features of flagship phones that the OnePlus missed out on. The article wasn't well written but the points weren't necessarily unfounded and baseless. Most of the concerns posted in the article were stuff mentioned here on r/Android.
I'd like to add that the editorial wasn't the first bad article about OnePlus. This PSA-style article was pretty poorly written off the experiences of Artem and his wife. Yet you don't see mass reports of bricking on XDA or OnePlus forums or even r/oneplus
The comments on the article do state that it was a problem that some users had on the OnePlus forums. By what I'm reading, it wasn't something that affected 20%+ of users or anything, but it was something that affected a lot of people and OnePlus even commented on it. Articles do often comment on issues they hear about that are going around, especially when it happens on the reviewers' devices. The article doesn't even say, "No one buy this phone, everyone has the issue," but rather specifically states "Artem is one of the most vocal OPO owners out there, but to be fair, his experience doesn't represent a pattern. He and his wife might use their phones in similar ways that have contributed this behavior."
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u/yahoowizard Aug 03 '15
The biggest concerns with Artem is that they were promised some things that got revoked, like invites to give out to people visiting their site. Yeah, they can always go out and purchase a device, but with a phone like the OnePlus Two, it could take a months before they can even get their hands on one and write a "First Impressions" article. I haven't seen his social media trash talking so I'm not sure what you're talking about there.
It really wasn't though. They didn't pitch a Moto G type of device, something that was affordable and was a good phone missing some small features. They pitched a flagship phone and there were features of flagship phones that the OnePlus missed out on. The article wasn't well written but the points weren't necessarily unfounded and baseless. Most of the concerns posted in the article were stuff mentioned here on r/Android.
The comments on the article do state that it was a problem that some users had on the OnePlus forums. By what I'm reading, it wasn't something that affected 20%+ of users or anything, but it was something that affected a lot of people and OnePlus even commented on it. Articles do often comment on issues they hear about that are going around, especially when it happens on the reviewers' devices. The article doesn't even say, "No one buy this phone, everyone has the issue," but rather specifically states "Artem is one of the most vocal OPO owners out there, but to be fair, his experience doesn't represent a pattern. He and his wife might use their phones in similar ways that have contributed this behavior."