OK. So a bit of honesty here. Obviously you and I know each other. I know you are an ethical, credible person, and I have the highest respect for your work. I have absolutely ZERO problem with you being flown to Dubai by Nokia (I honestly cannot believe why some *would* have a problem with this)

But…

I do think your coverage of Nokia is excessive, and peculiar. I also do not see how it fits with you being a lawyer, even though I understand you do not blog just to promote your career. Nevertheless, it is confusing, and possibly very detrimental to how people perceive you with respect to your career.

I understand and respect all your arguments above. But at the end of the day, it’s not just credibility at stake, but also my (and your other readers’) perception and overall feelings. If you have to justify your posts for me to accept them as “oh, ok”, then either your posts are not appropriate, or I am not well suited for your blog.

Of course, the choice is ours to make, and make it we should.

My suggestion is that you consider submitting your reviews to a site that is actually designed to host such reviews, and simply link to that post via a short intro on your blog.