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This Wiki is not a place for product recommendations, and cannot be turned into a place for sneaky guerilla advertising, or the promotion of contributors' pet projects.

'''The only acceptable reason to include a product in an article that is not ~~focussed~~ on said product, is to directly demonstrate that an anti-consumer practice is unnecessary'''. This exception is made in order to combat the way that unscrupulous companies will attempt to muddy the water, by claiming that their practices are necessary for the product to be viable. We do not want a company to be able to defend a practice as ''"necessary"'' on the basis of made-up justifications of economic viability or legal necessity, and as such it is acceptable to mention a competing product or business, ONLY for the purpose of comparing & contrasting how another business in the same space is able to provide the product or service without screwing the customer.

'''The only acceptable reason to include a product in an article that is not focused on said product, is to directly demonstrate that an anti-consumer practice is unnecessary'''. This exception is made in order to combat the way that unscrupulous companies will attempt to muddy the water, by claiming that their practices are necessary for the product to be viable. We do not want a company to be able to defend a practice as ''"necessary"'' on the basis of made-up justifications of economic viability or legal necessity, and as such it is acceptable to mention a competing product or business, ONLY for the purpose of comparing & contrasting how another business in the same space is able to provide the product or service without screwing the customer.

* If a company says ''"the only way we can offer a $500 OLED television is by selling your personal data"'': it would be acceptable to point to a company that does not include such terms in their EULA/TOS, and which provides the same product at the same price point.

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 This Wiki is not a place for product recommendations, and cannot be turned into a place for sneaky guerilla advertising, or the promotion of contributors' pet projects.
-'''The only acceptable reason to include a product in an article that is not focussed on said product, is to directly demonstrate that an anti-consumer practice is unnecessary'''. This exception is made in order to combat the way that unscrupulous companies will attempt to muddy the water, by claiming that their practices are necessary for the product to be viable. We do not want a company to be able to defend a practice as ''"necessary"'' on the basis of made-up justifications of economic viability or legal necessity, and as such it is acceptable to mention a competing product or business, ONLY for the purpose of comparing & contrasting how another business in the same space is able to provide the product or service without screwing the customer.
+'''The only acceptable reason to include a product in an article that is not focused on said product, is to directly demonstrate that an anti-consumer practice is unnecessary'''. This exception is made in order to combat the way that unscrupulous companies will attempt to muddy the water, by claiming that their practices are necessary for the product to be viable. We do not want a company to be able to defend a practice as ''"necessary"'' on the basis of made-up justifications of economic viability or legal necessity, and as such it is acceptable to mention a competing product or business, ONLY for the purpose of comparing & contrasting how another business in the same space is able to provide the product or service without screwing the customer.
 * If a company says ''"the only way we can offer a $500 OLED television is by selling your personal data"'': it would be acceptable to point to a company that does not include such terms in their EULA/TOS, and which provides the same product at the same price point.