Moore is a good analyst. But Moore is arrogant and thin skinned. And his arrogance shows like a bon fire when people call him into question. This is a trait of people who are insecure.
Let's get something straight, and this goes for Gamers Nexus as well. They are not the mighty powerhouses they think themselves to be. What they are is good influencers. One man's opinion doesn't mean squat. It's when they work the audience up into a frenzy, that manufacturers listen. Thus it's not his opinion that matters but what the people who listen to him think. There are plenty of YouTubers who all say the same thing. Yet they don't go beating their chest.
I will give Steve at Gamers Nexus the highest rating for investigative integrity on hardware. He has practical skills. But his soft people skills are severely lacking. His ability to deal with large corporations needs work. You can see him stumble in conversations with them. It's awkward to watch at times because it's obvious he's in over his head.
It's a dance in the business world. If you come in with the tone "were here to eviscerate you" while you are negotiations are ongoing, and then stubble over your words over the phone, then you need to take a different approach. I'm not saying sugar coat it. There are just better ways to deal with big corporations. Reporters who constantly eviscerate people end up burning their leads for new stories. I mean it's great to get ratings to see a mfg to get roasted. But in a long term it only damages you. You can still have integrity and not burn bridges
Moore also says "if you want to hire me for consulting..." He's about 30 right? What practical industry experience does he have designing or marketing or doing professional cost analysis on large scale projects?
Your argument is strewn about all over the place, to the point where you're constantly stumbling over it's myriad of contradictions. In one instance you're telling me Steve Burke and Moore'sLaw aren't powerhouses, and in another say how their opinions can change industry. But if that's the case, then they've earned that moniker, wouldn't you say? And why do their audience listen? It's not because they're hypnotized by the flowing locks that sit upon Steve's head, no, it's because of their spot-on analysis or in the case of GN: their dogged and determined review process for every piece of hardware that goes into making a PC - for their, "investigative integrity," as you put it.
That wasn't a fluke, Gamer's Nexus didn't chance upon it by happenstance, it's the result of years of hard work and integrity. THAT'S why people pay attention, because their work is staunchly for the people, either in guiding what they buy and/or being their advocate for when shady business practices run against their best interest. Sure, they're "influencers" in so much as people listen to them, but people listen to them because they've earned that respect.
At the very least GN did, I'm not too sure about Moore's, I don't watch him all that much.
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