I don't know what you are trying to argue but the facts are abundantly clear about what happened -- 1, nytimes/wirecutter did f*ck up the whole thing -- The editorial team and the business team weren't on the same page 2, despite all that happened, editorial team acted independently and their pick still stood. If you don't trust their editorial independence, you shouldn't trust any other review by another publication or random Internet user either.
That's just what I said though. I trust a non-profit publication that does reviews as a public service (Stiftung Warentest), and I trust random internet users who just want the best product with no skin in the game (Reddit).
I don't trust for-profit review sites that have a financial incentive to pick one product over the other, like Wirecutter.
