Lol, that’s ironic. You suggest I didn’t carefully read what you wrote then go on to claim I stated something I didn’t.
Deserved? Despite your protestation of no like or dislike, you make it sound like someone killed your cousin. It’s a business decision that Canon made about one of their own product lines. Period.
Sure, you can make that argument. You can also make the argument that the Earth is flat. Neither are supported by the data. There has been nothing new released by Canon for the M system since the M50II came out three years ago (and that was the only new product since 2018), yet that camera was a consistent BCN top-10 best-seller until the R50 came out earlier this year. In other words, there was a persistent demand...until Canon released something else aimed at the same market. The M series didn't 'fall out' from inattention, it was pushed out. By Canon. On purpose.
Again, you need to read more carefully. I did not say that Canon had no long-term plan to scrap the M line. I simply said that when they stated (paraphrasing), 'we will continue the M line as long as demand for it remains strong', they were not being dishonest. They did just what they said. Did they set up the conditions under which the demand would be weakened, by reducing the current M lineup to a single body, the M50II, then releasing the R50 that is a very similar camera with better features? Yes, they did. But read what they said (not what you think they said, what they actually said), and explain how they were dishonest. That's rhetorical, they weren't.
In reality, this particular issue came about because you read something into Canon's statement that wasn't there. You assumed that 'we'll continue the M line as long as demand is strong' meant they would keep it going for several years. Now you're accusing them of lying (in legal terms, what you're doing is called libel) because what happened was not what you expected to happen.
There's no problem publishing an opinion piece. A good one should incite some controversy. That's one reason he's here (to quote him, "Craig allows me to write here and has encouraged me to share my opinions on all things Canon. As a matter of fact, he specifically told me to write about the not-so-good stuff." The 'not-so-good stuff' incites controversy, which means forum posts, which means clicks, which means revenue for CR. Pretty basic stuff.
In fact, I agree with many of his points. It should be noted that @Richard CR did not claim that Canon was dishonest in the article (though he seems to have echoed your claim in response to your post). He did not reference the DPR interview at all, from what I can tell. That was you.
My only disagreement with his article is that I really don't see the demise of the M system as a 'problem for Canon'. Could I be wrong, and Canon's decision to do so will hurt their sales? Possibly, but the evidence to date suggests that's not happening.
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