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To: manalagi who wrote (147778)	1/7/2013 11:30:57 AM
From: Dan Fleuris	3 Recommendations Respond to of 213177

I would be careful abut consumer reports. They often factor in things that they think are important but which consumers don't care so much about. Also, does anyone know if they factored in the ease of iCloud and the apple halo? I tend to doubt it. They tend to be at their best when measuring things like reliability/ breakdowns. Dan

To: manalagi who wrote (147778)	1/7/2013 11:31:38 AM
From: Doren	5 Recommendations Respond to of 213177

I don't but if I remember correctly they've not liked Apple products for some time. I used to subscribe but found CR to be useless, except in their yearly frequency of repair reports for cars which is invaluable. Their recommendations for other products I did not find credible. I posted this just about the time Dan posted a similar opinion. Still there are consumers who would take their advice into consideration.

To: manalagi who wrote (147778)	1/7/2013 12:11:06 PM
From: Zen Dollar Round	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

Is this true? Anybody subscribe to Consumer Reports? Yep, it's true, and yes I do. The results are so close as to be insignificant, IMHO. In the Verizon category, for example, here are the results: The Galaxy S III is exactly one point ahead of the iPhone 5 on all of the tests results combined, 76 to 75, respectively, out of a possible score of 100. The Droid Razr and Razr HD do best, at 79 and 77 points, respectively. It is interesting to note, however, that tests like ease of use, messaging, voice quality, and portability are all subjective. That is, they are based on the opinions of the testers. Since CR does not go into detail about its testing methods, we are left to wonder how they came to those conclusions. They are not culled from reader reviews and statistics, as in their car reports. It's also interesting to note that ALL of the 46 smart phones listed in that report are Consumer Reports Recommended Buys, out of 74 tested.