[G35fromPA]

Not sure where you guys get your info, but Consumer Reports is a noprofit organization which receives no advertising money from anyone. They are subscriber and grant funded only. So they have no axe to grind nor any incentive to pump one brand over another. Are you thinking of something else?

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