What Thom said...
When I cracked (then later on broke) my XT headtube, I showed the pics only to 2 guys, one being a rider who prefers micros (since I know he wouldn't make them public) the other one was the CEO of Micro, to inform him how the XT performed...
I mean, on one hand you destroy the reputation of the company whos products you bash, and on the other hand, you claim for replacements in the same bash... that's not how the world works...
Once the scene grows say bye bye to it (well I hope I'm not right) but once a companys will have a market big enough, one customer more or less, it won't matter...